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Archduke Assasination
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo. His death is the event that sparks World War I. -
Russia Mobilizez
Russia mobilizes its vast army to intervene against Austria-Hungary in favor of its ally, Serbia. -
world war I begins
Germany invades Belgium -
Battle of liége
The Battle of Liège was the first battle of the war, and could be considered a moral victory for the allies -
battle of Arras
attempt by the French Army to outflank the German Army -
Germans fire
The Germans fire shells filled with chlorine gas at Allied lines. -
lusitania sinks
A German submarine sinks the passenger liner Lusitania. The ship carries 1,198 people, 128 of them Americans. -
germany limits submarines
A German submarine sinks the passenger liner Lusitania. The ship carries 1,198 people, 128 of them Americans. -
Zimmerman telogragh
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. In return, Germany promises to return to Mexico the "lost provinces" of Texas and much of the rest of the American Southwest -
battle of yepres
There were in fact three battles fought around the Ypres salient during the War. -
wilson for war
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. In return, Germany promises to return to Mexico the "lost provinces" of Texas and much of the rest of the American Southwest -
US enters war
Congress authorizes a declaration of war against Germany -
selective service act
Congress passes the Selective Service Act authorizing the draft. -
Battle of cambrai
the British launched the first full-scale offensive that was designed exclusively to accommodate the British secret weapon, the tank -
Germany and Russia peace
The Germans sign a peace treaty with the new Bolshevik government -
Battle of cantigny
The Battle of Cantigny is the first major American offensive of the war. -
Battle of Belleau Wood
US marine corps attack the Germans -
Battle of st. Mihiel
The Battle of St. Mihiel begins when 300,000 American troops under the direct command of General Pershing fling themselves into the German lines. -
wilhelm Abdicates
Kaiser Wilhelm abdicates, ending all German hope for a victory. -
Armistice Day
An Armistice is signed ending fighting on the Western Front.