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A German U-Boat sinks the passenger ship, Lusitania, with 1,198 people, 128 of them being American
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A message from German foreign secretary, Arthur Zimmerman, asking Mexico to side with Germany in case a war between German and the U.S would start
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Congress grants a declaration of war against Germany
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Congress passed the Selective Service Act for the draft. President Wilson says he sees no other option
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Germany signs a peace treaty with the new Bolshevik government of Russia
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Arnold Stephen Hoke went over the trenches with a group of men. They were attempting to get German prisoners he never saw a German but 15 of his men were killed
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First major American attack of the war. It was a small battle but the Americans fought hard.
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America attacks the Germans at Chateau-Thierry. This battle turned into the bigger Battle of Belleau Wood.
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The Battle of Belleau Wood starts, the U.S Marines attacks the German in an open wheat field
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Arnold say this was the worst fight of all. The battle was fight in a huge open field. A lot of casualties were lost due to machine gun fire and heavy artillery.
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The final expulsion of the Germans from the Woods and marking the farthest German advance on Paris. This battle caused over 10,000 American casualties.
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Arnold Stephen Hoke was in the third lines during this attack. It was a large attack by Germany. It was mostly a shell fire attack and they lost a lot of people. Arnold was hurt twice during this attack, the first being a small wound, and the second was from a shell exploding in front of him, which wounded his back.
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300,000 U.S troops under the command of General Pershing fling themselves into German lines.
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They captured a village that was full of supplies and became the headquarters. One of his mean that he trained died after losing his leg.
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Wilhelm abdicates ending German hope for victory. He went to the Netherlands where he lives his life defending his actions during the war
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The ending of the fighting on the Western Front.
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When Arnold heard, he was relieved that the war was over. Everyone around the country was celebrating with huge firework displays.
