Ww1

World War 1

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  • Archduke Ferdinand Assasination

    Archduke Ferdinand Assasination
    Ferdinand Assasinated in Sarajevo. Spark of WW1.

  • World War 1 begins

    World War 1 begins
    Germany invades Belgium. Originally a plan for invading France but had to go through Belgium. Britain goes to war with Germany next day.

  • Germans Fire

    Germans Fire
    Germans fire shells filled with chlorine gas at allied lines. Both side reach stalemate.

  • Lusitania Sinks

    Lusitania Sinks
    German ships sink Lusitania with 128 American passengers aboard.

  • Zimmermann Telegram

    Zimmermann Telegram
    Intercepted note from Germany for Mexico to side with them for war purposes and promised land that was lost back to them.

  • U.S. Enters War

    U.S. Enters War
    Congress authorizes a declaration of war against Germany. U.S. sides with France and Britain.

  • Selective Service Act

    Selective Service Act
    Congress passes the Selective Service Act authorizing the draft into war.

  • Germany and Russia Peace

    Germany and Russia Peace
    Germans sign peace treaty with new Bolshevik government of Russia.

  • Battle of Cantigny

    Battle of Cantigny
    First major American offensive of the war.

  • End of WW1

    End of WW1
    Kaiser Wilhelm abdicates, ending all German hope for a victory.