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On June 28, 1914, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife of Austria-Hungary were sadly assassinated by a Bosnian Serb student. With the assassination of the Austrian Archduke and his wife. Austria decided to declare war on Serbia. The decision led to other declarations of war between the European countries. During the declaration of war on Serbia lead Russia stood behind them and ended up joining the war, which caused the allies to also join. -
The First Battle of the Marne began northeast of Paris when General Manoury led the French army against the German 1st Army. This battle started at the end of the first month of World War I. After invading Belgium, German forces advanced into northeastern France in August 1914. They neared Paris following several victories. Five French armies retreated after defeats at Lorraine and other battles. -
On October 19, 1914, near Ypres in Belgium, Allied and German forces began a series of battles for control of the city. Ypres was important because of its strategic position on Belgium's northern coast during World War I. German advances through Belgium and eastern France were halted by a decisive Allied victory in the Battle of the Marne. After this, both sides tried to outflank each other in known as the ¨Race to the Sea¨. -
In 1915, during the WW1 the German U-boat sank a luxury British ship called the Lusitania, killing 1,195 people. Out of the people that were killed, there were 128 Americans, one of the board the ship. With the sinking of the ship, the Library of Congress says that the incident immediately put into words the strained relations between Germany and America. This caused the chain of events, including the U.S. joining the war. The Lusitania was launched to carry passengers on transatlantic voyages. -
In April 1917, the number of U.S. merchant ships sunk and the civilian casualties were rising. President Wilson asked Congress for a war to end all wars to make the world a safer place for democracy. On April 6, 1917, Congress voted to declare war on Germany. So the U.S. declaration of war was a fact that Germany had chosen to impose to gamble on the U.S., which was risky for Germany. During this the Germans were well aware that the U.S. could and would not accept submarine warfare. -
He wrote this letter from Fort Hamilton to his mother. He mentions that her boy, who is him, is still in camp and is gradually getting used to camp life. After that, he talks about the morning at Rebelle. 630 in line outside with exercise for about 10 minutes, and he tells you that it did make the blood start. Then talks about the weather and how it was so foggy that you could not see 30 to 40 feet, the fog had blown all day. -
He wrote to his mother saying he had been looking for a letter ever since he got her card. He says he is always pleased to hear from home and will always try to write even if she does n ot write often. Says that he is getting a letter a day from the same place or another. He mentions his Christmas dinner was very good, and everything you could think of was on the table. He says he supposes that they would have a Happy New Year. But says there is no happiness in army life for him.
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William James Bean wrote to his mother during the war in April. He mentions that his mother's letter, which he received on the other side of the Atlantic, was. He gives his location that he is somewhere in France with the best health he can have. Also, he did not get the least sick when going across the sea. He says that his trip was very uneventful and safe without any stormy weather. But the next days should be cold and windy, which piles up mountains of water.
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This letter was written to his mother after church on Sunday. He tells his mother that her letter arrived yesterday and that it brought a bright ray of sunshine to him. He says that she is glad you are well and enjoying good health. He says that he is feeling alone and misses the one he loves at home. He said he would try very hard to get a pass for the next two weeks. He also says that he has not been out onto the port yet, almost five weeks, he says, and how the time flies.
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William wrote to his mother during the war, saying he was great and feeling fine. He says he is still at Fort Hamilton, but very unsettled. They were supposed to leave last Wednesday, but too many people knew, so many are still at camp, so it changed. He mentions they hiked down to 69th Street and stayed there for a while once the ¨equiadis left.¨ After he returns to Fort and talks about the weather with his mom.