August 6: * Ottoman Empire declares war on Austria-Hungary, official start of the Second Global War * Russia announces Partial Mobilization; orders changed to General on August 8. August 7: * The United States and the Confederate States mobilizes. * France demands Germany cease mobilization in 12 hours; no reply to ultimatum August 8: * France announces General Mobilization * Royal Navy begins Naval Patrols, stops French and Russian ships in Atlantic ocean August 9: * Germany declares war on France and Russia; implements Schlieffen Plan * Canada calls up the militia August 10: