Major Events of WWI by Kyree Clay and Jahaira Gonzalez By branham Jun 28, 1914 assassination of Archduke Ferinand Aug 4, 1914 Great Britain declares war on Germany Aug 7, 1914 Lord Kitchener calls 100,000 men to join British Army Oct 5, 1914 first german aircraft shot down by allied plane Oct 15, 1914 Battle of ypres Dec 25, 1914 Christmas Truce on the Western Front Apr 22, 1915 German gas attack at Ypres May 7, 1915 Sinking of the Lusitania May 31, 1915 First zeppelin raid on London Feb 21, 1916 Germans attack of Verdun May 31, 1916 Battle of Jutland Jul 1, 1916 Start of the Battle of the Somme Sep 15, 1916 First use of British tanks (Battle of the Somme) Apr 6, 1917 United States declares war on Germany Jun 25, 1917 United States troops arrive in France Jun 25, 1917 united states troops arrive in france Jul 17, 1917 Kind George V changes name to Windsor Oct 12, 1917 British attack at Passchendaele Nov 9, 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany abdicates Nov 11, 1918 Armistice Jan 12, 1919 paris peace conference Jun 28, 1919 Treaty of Versailles signed
