World War I for Kids: A History with 21 Activities

World War I for Kids: A History with 21 Activities — page 3
August 10 13 France and Britain declare war on Aus tria Hungary August 19 United States formally declares its neu trality August 21 Battle of the Ardennes August 23 Japan declares war on Germany August 26 29 Germans stop Russian advance into East Prussia at Battle of Tannenberg August 28 British Royal Navy attacks German posi tions in Battle of Heligoland also known as the Battle of the Bight September 5 Britain France and Russia sign agree ment not to seek separate peace September 6 Allies stop German advance on Paris in 11 Battle of the Marne trench warfare First will soon begin November 1 German naval squadron defeats British squadron off Chilean coast in the Battle of Coronel November 5 Britain and France declare war on Turkey November 11 German drive to the North Sea halted in First Battle of Ypres December 8 German squadron defeated at Falkland Islands December 25 British and German troops fraternize during a Christmas truce near Ypres in Belgium