Timelines of The Great War and Russian Revolution Worksheet
Directions: For each of the four timelines that follow (1914, 1915, 1917, and 1918–1919), complete the timeline replacing the words “[Paste description here]” with the text of the correct description from the table beneath it.
1914 Timeline
|JUNE 28, |THE EVENT THAT TRIGGERED WORLD WAR I |
|1914 | |
|SARAJEVO |THE HEIR TO THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE AND HIS WIFE ARE ASSASSINATED BY GAVRILO PRINCIP, A SERBIAN |
| |NATIONALIST LIVING IN THE RECENTLY ANNEXED BOSNIAN PROVINCE OF AUSTRIA. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY BLAMES SERBIA |
| |FOR THIS ATTACK AND ISSUES A SERIES OF HARSH DEMANDS TO THE DUAL MONARCHY’S MUCH SMALLER SLAVIC |
| |NEIGHBOR.[PASTE DESCRIPTION HERE] |
|JULY 28, |AUSTRIA-HUNGARY DECLARES WAR ON SERBIA |
|1914 | |
|VIENNA |AFTER RECEIVING A WARNING THAT RUSSIA WOULD NOT DEFEND ITS BALKAN ALLY, SERBIA SUBMITS TO NEARLY ALL OF |
| |THE HUMILIATING DEMANDS OF AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. WITH GERMAN ENCOURAGEMENT, THE DUAL MONARCHY REJECTS THIS |
| |OFFER.[PASTE DESCRIPTION HERE] |
|AUGUST 1–4, |GERMANY,