world war i

world war i

Dec 31, 1914

After his father's untimely death 29 year-old Wilhelm II becomes ruler Kaiser Wilhelm II, of Germany.

wwi(Australian headquarters staff wading ashore at Gallipoli, 1915)

Apr 25, 1915

Allies begin nine-month battle for the Turkish peninsula of Gallipoli.
and The Allied force eventually abandoned the assault with 46,000 dead.

wwi (President Woodrow Wilson)

Apr 19, 1916

US President Wilson publicly warns Germany not to continue unrestricted submarine warfare policies.
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wwi (American artillery gun nicknamed Calamity Jane)

Oct 23, 1917

American troops in France fire their first shot in trench warfare.
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wwi (American soldiers in trenches)

May 31, 1918

Germans on the banks of the Marne near Paris are stopped by American forces at Chateau-Thierry.
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