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Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot and killed on a visit to Sarajevo.
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German troops poured into France. The underdogs, the small Belgain army, put up a fight and resisted. This gave the French and British time to rush troops into battle. The German invasion forced allies back to the Marne River in France. In Septermber, the Allies pushed the German lines back 40 miles and was called the First Battle of the Marne
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a U boat was patrolling off the irish coast and torepedoed killing 128 americans
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When the Lusitania was attacked and murdered, Americans were very very angry. But with another attack on the Arabic which resulted in 2 Americand dead, tension grew even stronger.
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The Germans launched a huge offense to "Bleed out the French Army White" causing casualties. The Germans targeted french in this artillery battle with more than 1 million deaths.
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The battle of Verdun was fought from Febuary 21, to December 18 during WWI on the Western Front between the German and French armies, on hills north of Verdun
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The death of the Sussex was the final straw. President Wilson threataned germany that if they did not calm down the diplomatic ties would be cut. The Germans gave the Sussex pledge saying they would not sink ships without warning.
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This battle left more than 1 million dead.
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American newspaper published and intercepted cable from German forign secretary Arthur Zimmerman to the German minister in mexico. The cable offered German Support to help Mexico reconquer the lost territory in New Mexico, Texas and Arizona.
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The United states was going to war, surprsingly however the vote was not unanumous. From a Rep from Montana, "I want to stand by my country, but i cannot vote for war."
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The most brutal attack on negros was on July 2 1917, at East St, Louis. It resulted in more than 39 negros dead. Many African americans then asked themselves, "why should we fight for freedom in Europe when we have so little delight at home?"
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Around 1 million German soldiers launched a tremendous offensive against the Allies. The Germans were backed by some 6,000 artillery pieces including the famous, "Big Bertha"
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The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, also known as the Maas-Argonne Offensive and the Battle of the Argonne Forest, was a part of the final Allied offensive of World War I that stretched along the entire Western Front.
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After 4 long years of warfare, both sides has come to an armstice. The Allies were savages, demanding the Germans to surrender an enormous amount of military equipment.
