WWI Aviation Pictorial History An Illustrated history of  World War 1
The Nations Involved in the Great War

(from the Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopaedia, 1983, Volume 27, p 418)

Austria-Hungary

  • Declared war on Serbia July 28, 1914
  • Declared war on Russia Aug 6, 1914
  • Declared war on Belgium Aug 28, 1914
  • Declared war on Portugal March 15, 1916
Belgium
  • Refused ultimatum demanding permission for German troops to cross Belgium Aug 2, 1914
  • Invaded by Germany Aug 3-4, 1914
Bolivia
  • Severed relations with Germany April 13, 1917
Brazil
  • Severed relations with Germany April 11, 1917
  • Declared war on Germany Oct 26, 1917
Bulgaria
  • Declared war on Serbia Oct 14, 1915
  • Declared war on Romania Sept 1, 1916
China
  • Severed relations with German March 14, 1917
  • Declared war on Germany Aug 14, 1917
  • Declared war on Austria-Hungary Aug 14, 1917
Costa Rica
  • Severed relations with Germany Sept 21, 1917
  • Declared war on Germany May 23, 1918
Cuba
  • Declared war on Germany April 7, 1917
Ecuador
  • Severed relations with Germany Dec 8, 1917
France
  • Invaded by Germany Aug 2, 1914
  • Declared war on Austria-Hungary Aug 12, 1914
  • Declared war on Turkey Nov 5, 1914
  • Declared war on Bulgaria Oct 16, 1915
Germany
  • Declared war on Russia Aug 1, 1914
  • Declared war on France Aug 3, 1914
  • Declared war on Belgium Aug 4, 1914
  • Declared war on Portugal March 9, 1916
Great Britain
  • Declared war on Germany Aug 4, 1914
  • Declared war on Austria-Hungary Aug 12, 1914
  • Declared war on Turkey Nov 5, 1914
  • Declared war on Bulgaria Oct 15, 1915
Greece
  • Declared war on Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany and Turkey June 27, 1917
Guatemala
  • Declared war on Germany April 23, 1918
Haiti
  • Declared war on Germany July 12, 1918
Honduras
  • Declared war on Germany July 19, 1918
Italy
  • Declared war on Austria-Hungary May 23, 1915
  • Declared war on Turkey Aug 21, 1915
  • Declared war on Bulgaria Oct 19, 1915
  • Declared war on Germany Aug 28, 1916
Japan
  • Declared war on Germany Aug 23, 1914
  • Declared war on Austria-Hungary Aug 25, 1914
Liberia
  • Declared war on Germany Aug 4, 1914
Montenegro
  • Declared war on Austria-Hungary Aug 5, 1914
  • Declared war on Germany Aug 8, 1914
  • Declared war on Bulgaria Oct 15, 1915
Nicaragua
  • Declared war on Germany and Austria-Hungary May 8, 1918
Panama
  • Declared war on Germany April 7, 1917
  • Declared war on Austria-Hungary Dec 10, 1917
Peru
  • Severed relations with Germany Oct 6, 1917
Portugal
  • See Germany and Austria-Hungary in this table
Romania
  • Declared war on Austria-Hungary Aug 27, 1916
  • Capitulated to Central Powers by Treaty of Bucharest May 7, 1918
  • Re-entered the war on the side of the Allies Nov 10, 1918
Russia
  • Declared war on Turkey Nov 2, 1914
  • Declared war on Bulgaria Oct 19, 1915
San Marino
  • Declared war on Austria-Hungary June 3, 1915
Serbia
  • Declared war on Germany Aug 6, 1914
  • Declared war on Turkey Nov 2, 1914
Siam
  • Declared war on Germany and Austria-Hungary July 22, 1917
Turkey
  • Declared war on Romania Aug 30, 1916
  • Severed relations with the US April 23, 1917
United States
  • Declared war on Germany April 6, 1917
  • Declared war on Austria-Hungary Dec 7, 1917
Uruguay
  • Severed relations with Germany Oct 7, 1917
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