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Him and his wife, Sophia, where killed in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip and this was a main started of war.
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Germany declared war on France, which was when the war actually started.
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Germnay attacked neurtal Belgium, and this brought Britian into the war because Germany attacked a neutral country.
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The 1st trench was dug in the Western Front.
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The Germans fire shells filled with chlorine gas at Allied lines. This is the first time that large amounts of gas are used in battle
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The LusitaniaU-boat sinks the Lusitania, 1198 civilians, including 128 Americans die which lead to the American's getting into the war.
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Allies begin withdrawal of troops from Gallipoli, which was terrible lost and pushed thme to win the next.
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The longest battle of the war, the Battle of Verdun, is fought to a draw with an estimated one million casualties.
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Sep 15, 1916
The British employ the first tanks ever used in battle, at Delville Wood. Although they are useful at breaking through barbed wire and clearing a path for the infantry, tanks are still primitive and they fail to be the decisive weapon, as their designers thought they woul -
Germany again declares unrestricted submarine warfare.
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British intelligence gives Wilson the so-called Zimmermann Telegram, a message from German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann proposing that Mexico side with Germany in case of war between Germany and the United States. Which it help the allies to win the war.
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President Wilson outlines his case for war to Congress.
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The United States passes the Selective Service Act empowering the Federal Government to draft men for the armed forces.
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The first wave of the American Expeditionary Force lands in France. The allies coming together to win.
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American troops in France fire their first shot in trench warfare, Americans are getting in it.
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German shells land on Paris, making there attack in Germany.
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The Americans attack the Germans at Chateau-Thierry. This battle would morph into the larger Battle of Belleau Wood. An important victory.
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The Battle of St. Mihiel begins when 300,000 American troops under the direct command of General Pershing fling themselves into the German lines.
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Allied troops break through the German fortifications at the Hindenberg line.
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The war ends as Germany and Allies sign an Armistice.
