Events
August 31, 1916
Germany suspends submarine assaults because they are afraid of the U.S. entering the war.September 15, 1916
Tanks introduced for the first time by the BritishNovember 28, 1916
First German airplane, air raid on BritainDecember 12, 1916
Germany issues peace note suggesting compromise peace because Germany is losing badly.December 18, 1916
Battle of Verdun ends with German defeatFebruary 1, 1917
Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfareFebruary 3, 1917
U.S. serves diplomatic ties with GermanyFebruary 24, 1917
Zimmerman telegram is passed to the U.S. from BritainMarch 1, 1917
Zimmerman telegram published in U.S. pressMarch 15, 1917
Tsar Nicholas II abdicates as a consequence Russian revolutionApril 2, 1917
U.S. declares war on GermanyFebruary 21 - December 19, 1916
German attack on Verdun, longest battle of the war, defended by the French. Greatly cost both sidesMarch 9, 1916
Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New MexicoMarch 24, 1916
French passenger ship, Sussex, torpedoed, 80 casualtiesMay 4, 1916
Germany renounces submarine policyMay 31 - June 1, 1916
Battle of Jutland in Denmark, biggest naval battle in history, no clear victorJune 5, 1916
With British support, Hussein grand sherif of Mecca, lead on Arab revolt against the turks, led by T.E. LawrenceJuly 1, 1916
Second battle of the Somme River in France, greatest number of casualties, Germany doesn't make it to Paris.August - December, 1916
Romania enters the war with the allies, quickly overrun by German forcesAugust 28, 1916
Italy declares war on GermanyApril 2, 1917
Woodrow Wilson delivers war adress to congressApril 6, 1917
U.S. declares war on GermanyMay 28, 1917
John Pershing leaves New York for France, leading general for the 1st division.June 26, 1917
First U.S. troops arrive in France, 1st divisionJuly 11, 1917
Pershing revises army request figures upwards to 3,000,000November 7, 1917
Bolsheivik revolution results in comunist government under LeninDecember 7, 1917
U.S. declares war on Austria-HungaryDecember 22, 1917
Russia opens separate peace negotiations with GermanyJanuary 8, 1917
Woodrow Wilson makes 14 points speech in congressJune 6, 1918
U.S. 3rd division captures Boureshches and southern part of Belleav woodsJuly 16-17, 1918
Tsar Nicholas II, his wife and children are murdered by the BolsheviksSeptember 12, 1918
U.S. forces clear the St-Mihiel salient, during which the greatest air assalt of the warSeptember 27- October 17, 1918
Haigs firces storm the Hindenburg line and break through, last German defensive line.November 7-11, 1918
Germany negotiates an armistice with the AlliesNovember 11, 1918
Armistice day, fighting ceases at llamjanuary 10-15, 1919
Communist revolt in BerlinJanuary 18, 1919
Start of peace negotiations in ParisJanuary 25, 1919
Peace conference accepts principle of a League of NationsFebuary 6, 1919
German national assembly meets in WeimarMay 7 - June 28, 1919
Treaty of Versailles drafted and signed which results in the end of World War 1
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