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First World War Timeline

1914 1915 1916 1917 1918

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July - The Battle of Feb - German u-boats Jan - All single men aged 1st July - The Battle of 28th June - Archduke Franz
Passchendaele begins. blockade Britain and stop between 18-41 in Britain the Somme begins. British Ferdinand of Austria is
Oct - American troops supply ships. have to fight in the war. forces lose 57,000 soldiers killed in Sarajevo.
arrive in France and have March - The battle of Feb - The battle of Verdun on day one. 28th July - Russia declares
their first action on the Gallipoli begins. begins which lasts 10 Sept - Tanks used for the war on Austria-Hungary.
Western front. May - German airships months. first time at the Somme. Aug - Germany declares
war on France, Russia and
17th December - Russia called Zeppelins bomb 31st May - The Battle of
Belgium. Britain declares
signs a ceasefire and leaves London. Jutland begins (the biggest
war on Germany.
the war. naval battle of the war).

March - Tsar overthrown Feb - Food rationing Sept - The Battle of Marne. 7th May - A German Oct - The German army
in Russia. begins in Britain. Both sides reach stalemate submarine sinks The starts to retreat.
April - America declares April - The Royal Air Force and start to dig trenches. Lusitania, a British 11th Nov - Armistice. The
war on Germany. (RAF) is formed. October - First battle of cruise ship. Over 1000 fighting ends at 11am.
April - Food supplies in 15th July - The second Ypres. More than 100,000 passengers are killed. Dec - Women over 30 are
Britain start to run low. battle of Marne begins. soldiers killed. Winter - Women take over allowed to vote for the
24th Dec - Soldiers from
The allied forces win. men’s jobs for the war first time.
both sides stop fighting over
effort and begin to make
Christmas.
munitions in factories.
First World War Timeline Answers
28th June - Archduke Franz Feb - German u-boats Jan - All single men aged March - Tsar overthrown Feb - Food rationing begins
Ferdinand of Austria is killed blockade Britain and stop between 18-41 in Britain in Russia. in Britain.
in Sarajevo. supply ships. have to fight in the war. April - America declares April - The Royal Air Force
28th July - Russia declares March - The battle of Feb - The battle of Verdun war on Germany. (RAF) is formed.
war on Austria-Hungary. Gallipoli begins. begins which lasts 10 April - Food supplies in 15th July - The second
Aug - Germany declares May - German airships months. Britain start to run low. battle of Marne begins. The
war on France, Russia and
called Zeppelins bomb 31st May - The Battle of allied forces win.
Belgium. Britain declares
London. Jutland begins (the biggest
war on Germany.
naval battle of the war).

1914 1915 1916 1917 1918

Sept - The Battle of Marne. 7th May - A German 1st July - The Battle of July - The Battle of Oct - The German army
Both sides reach stalemate submarine sinks The the Somme begins. British Passchendaele begins. starts to retreat.
and start to dig trenches. Lusitania, a British cruise forces lose 57,000 soldiers Oct - American troops arrive 11th Nov - Armistice. The
October - First battle of ship. Over 1000 passengers on day one. in France and have their fighting ends at 11am.
Ypres. More than 100,000 are killed. Sept - Tanks used for the first action on the Western Dec - Women over 30 are
soldiers killed. Winter - Women take over first time at the Somme. front. allowed to vote for the first
24th Dec - Soldiers from 17th December - Russia
men’s jobs for the war time.
both sides stop fighting over
effort and begin to make signs a ceasefire and leaves
Christmas.
munitions in factories. the war.

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