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archduke assassination
the archduke was assassinated by a serbian terrorist named Gavrilo Princp which is one of the cause for the start of world war 1 -
World War I begins
Germany invaded Belgium. It was one of the larger wars also known as the great war. -
russia becomes mobile
Russia wanted to move to the fight -
lusitania sinks
A British passenger ship sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland in 1915. germany had warned americans against traveling there -
German Submarines
a lot of people believed that the U.S should stay out of the war, German submarine sunk the Lusitania, killing 1195 people. It made the US not to enter the war for nearly two years -
battle of verdun
both armies opened fire.3/4 of the frnech army served here, and then on july 14 the germans called back the offensive -
german subs are back
Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare in european waters -
U.S enters the war
many people didnt think that it was a good idea for the U.S to enter the war. congress still passed the declaration of war against Germany -
First tank
the british were the first to use them, they used them to break through barbed wire. people thought tanks were a problem -
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date of service
james served in the army from 1918 to 1919 -
James quilt
while james was in WWI his mom made him a quilt -
order of introduction
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bibliogical info
james edwin hoskins was ranked private first class, all of his service was with the united states -
old letters
james kept all of his old war letter, when he left the army. he settled down and had all of them shipped to him. -
honorable discharge
james was honorably discharged -
visit to Washington D.C
Him and a Few other went to Washington D.C.to go to a camp. On the way there, they got to visit the Capitol Building In the evening on saturday because it not open on sundays. They even went to the Washington Monument to go to the top.
