The First Battle of the Marne begins. Trench warfare begins.
Germany declares a "war zone" around Great Britain, essentially effecting a submarine blockade where even neutral merchant vessels were to be potential targets.
Tsar Nicholas II takes control of russian armies
The Battle of Jutland begins. The major naval battle of the war
The Battle of the Somme. Tanks are first introduced to battle
German's send telegraph to Mexico to try to get them to join the war but is intercepted by the British
The US declares war on the Germans
The Battle of Passchendaele (also known as the Third Battle of Ypres) begins.
The Bolsheviks successfully overthrow the Russian government.
The armistice agreed upon between the new Russian government and the Central Powers goes into effect.
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson issues his Fourteen Points to peace.
Germany launches the Spring Offensive.
The Second Battle of the Marne begins.
The Treaty of Versailles officially ends World War 1.
Germany invades Poland, starting World War 2
Britain and France declare war on Germany
Auschwitz established
Germany invades France, Belgium, and the Netherlands
The United States begins its first peacetime draft
Germany invades the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa)
The Japanese launch a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Germany and Italy declare war on the United States; then the United States declares war on Germany and Italy
Anne Frank and her family go into hiding
The Germans surrender at Stalingrad, Soviet Union
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins
D-Day
Assassination attempt against Hitler fails
Anne Frank and her family are discovered and arrested
