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World War 1

By hallt21
  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated

    Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, while visiting Sarajevo.
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    World War 1

  • The Panama Canal opens to traffic

    The Panama Canal opens to traffic

    The Panama Canal is opened up to traffic going through.
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    First Battle of Marne

    The allies pushed the German lines back 40 miles north of the Aisne River.
  • Italy Joins the Allies

    Italy Joins the Allies

    Italy remained neutral until 1915.
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    Battle of Verdun

    The battle began with a 21 hour artillery barrage, then 1 million German Fifth Army soldiers advanced on 200,000 French defenders.
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    Battle of the Somme

    The allied powers launched an offensive near the Somme River in Northern Francce. Their goal was to exhaust the enemy's reserves, In the battle British forces suffered 60,000 casualties
  • Erich von Falkenhayn is replaced by Paul von Hindenburg as German Chief of Staff.

    Erich von Falkenhayn is replaced by Paul von Hindenburg as German Chief of Staff.

    Paul von Hindenburg replaces Erich von Falkenhayn as German Chief of Staff.
  • U-boats sank five American ships

    U-boats sank five American ships

    German torpedoes sank five American Ships
  • Zimmerman Note

    Zimmerman Note

    This note proposed a Mexican alliance with Germany. The cable offered German support to help Mexico "reconquer the lost territory in New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona."
  • President Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war

    President Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war

    President Woodrow Wilson concluded that the U.S. could no longer stay neutral.
  • Congress passed Selective Service Act

    Congress passed Selective Service Act

    It required men between ages 21-30 to register with the local draft boards
  • The first American troops land in France

    The first American troops land in France

    First American troops land in France
  • Thousands of U.S. soldiers marched through Paris, France

    Thousands of U.S. soldiers marched through Paris, France

    These soldiers helped France fight for their freedom because the U.S. was repaying the French for their help during the Revolutionary War.
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    Battle of the Argonne Forest

    The Americans suffered 120,000 casualties.