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12 The spread of war

12.1 1914

• July 28: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
• August 1: Germany declares war on Russia.
• August 2: German troops occupy Luxembourg
• August 3: Germany declares war on France
• August 4: Germany invades neutral Belgium; the United Kingdom declares war on Germany in response.
• August 10: Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia.
• August 12: The United Kingdom and France declare war on Austria-Hungary.
• August 14: Austrian and Serbian forces meet at Cer
• August 19: Austrian forces defeated by Serbians at Cer
• August 20: German forces occupy Brussels
• August 23: Japan declares war on Germany
• September: Unity Pact signed by France, Britain, and Russia
• October 9: Siege of Antwerp — Antwerp, Belgium falls to German troops.
• October 29: The Ottoman Empire enters the war on the side of Germany and Austria-Hungary.
• November 2: Russia declares war on Turkey.
• November 5: France and United Kingdom declare war on Turkey.

12.2 1915

• April 24: The events commonly referred to as the Armenian Genocide begin in the Ottoman Empire
• April 25: Gallipoli campaign commences
• April 26: Italy secretly signs the London Pact with the Triple Entente
• May 23: Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary
• October 14: Bulgaria declares war on Serbia and enters the war on the side of Germany and Austria-Hungary

12.3 1916

• March 9: Germany declares war on Portugal (see Portugal in the Great War)
• August 27: Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary
• August 28: Italy declares war on Germany
• September 15: Battle of the Somme — two men die for every centimetre of land captured

12.4 1917

• February 24: United States ambassador to the United Kingdom Walter H. Page is given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which the German Empire offers to give the American Southwest back to Mexico if Mexico declares war on the United States
• April 6: The United States declares war on Germany.
• June 27: Greece enters the war on the side of the Allies.
• August 14: The Republic of China declares war on Germany.
• October 26: Brazil declares war on Germany.
• December 7: United States declares war on Austria-Hungary.

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