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Begining the war
The Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife are assasinated -
German Declairs war on Russia
The Germans mobilise troops and declares war on Russia -
Germany declairs war on France
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The Battle of the Frontiers
"The Battle of the Frontiers" -- 27,000 French soldiers die on this single day in an offensive thrust to the east of Paris, towards the German borders. -
U-Boat sinks Luistinia
German U-boat sinks the American Lusitania killing 128 American cizilians -
The battle of Verdun
The longest battle of the war begins on Feb. 21st and doesnt end untill Dec. 18th -
Wilson
President Wilson asks congress for a declaration of war with imperialism German -
Americans Recruit
The United States passes the Selective Service Act empowering the Federal Government to draft men for the armed forces. -
Russia
Russian Army lead by Alexander Kerensky begins last -- and disastrous -- offensive in Galicia. -
American troops enter war
The first wave of the American Expeditionary Force lands in France. -
Infulenza
Two waves of influenza kill more people than did the war. From 1918-1919 -
German Advance
Germans launch the first of five major offensives to win the war before American troops appear in the trenches. German advance is finally stopped in late June -
Nicholas II
Former Tsar Nicholas II, his wife, children, and members of his entourage are murdered by the Bolsheviks. -
Volunteer Troops
President Wilson agrees to co-operate with Allies in sending "volunteer" troops into Russia. -
The War Ends
At eleven o'clock on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the war ends as Germany and Allies sign an Armistice.