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Battle of Verdun- Attempt to demoralize and decimate the French army in WW1. Feb. 21 to Dec. 18 1916Battle of Columbus: Battle between Pancho Villas Mexican Guerillas and the U.S army in border town of Columbus. March 9, 1916Sussex Incident: German submarine torpedoes French passenger ship, killing 80. March 24, 1916Sussex Pledge: German government pledges to only attack military vessels. May 4, 1916Battle of Jutland: Naval battle between Britain and Germany on the Jutland Peninsula of Denmark. May 31 - June 1, 1916British Ship HMS Hampshire sinks after hitting mine killing all 737 crew including the commander of the British army. June 5, 1916Battle of the Somme: British and French armies battle against Germany on the banks of the Somme river, France. July 1, 1916Italy declares war on Germany August 28, 1916Suspends warfare, will not attack any ships August 31, 1916Battle of Flers-Courcelette: Fought during the Battle of the Somme, first usage of tanks September 15, 1916First daytime air-raid on London November 28, 1916Peace note of Germany and her allies, proposing to start negotiations to end the war December 12, 1916Battle of Verdun ends December 18, 1916Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare February 1, 1917U.S breaks diplomatic relations with Germany February 3, 1917The Zimmerman Telegram, German plot to initiate war between Mexico and the U.S February 24, 1917Zimmerman Telegram published to U.S public March 1, 1917Tsar Nicholas II forced to abdicate his Russian rule March 5, 1917President Woodrow Wilson asks Congress to declare war on Germany April 2, 1917U.S declares war on Germany and enters WWI April 6, 1917U.S president Wilson established conscription for troops to fight in Europe May 28, 1917. John J. Pershing- commander of the U.S army on the western frontFirst U.S troops arrive in France June 26. 1917The Third Battle of Ypres July 11, 1917The Battle of St. Miheal, greatest air attack is launched by the U.S. September 12, 1918Battle of Belleau Wood June 6, 1918The execution of the Romanov family July 16-17 1918The Battle of Cambrai September 27 - October 17, 1918The armistice of November, this ended fighting on land, air, and sea between the Allies and Germany November 11, 1918The Paris Peace talks begin with the purpose of settling problems raised by the war and the aftermath. January 18, 1919The League of Nations is recognised as part of the treaty. January 25, 1919National German Assembly opens in Weimar, Germany. February 6, 1919The Treaty of Versailles is signed by Germany and the Allied powers ending the state of war. May 7 - June 28, 1919The Bolshevik Revolution led by Vladimir Lenin November 7, 1917The U.S declares war on Austro-Hungary December 7, 1917The Fourteen Points address was created by President Wilson January 8, 1918Peace negotiations proceeding at Best-Litovsk between Germany and Russia December 22, 1917Marshall Foch informs German armistice delegates they may advance to French outposts by Chimay-Fourmies-La Capelle-Guise road. November 7, 1918 Armistice signed at 5 am. Hostilities on all fronts cease at 11 am. November 11, 1918Communists begin a revolt in Berlin. January 10, 1919 The revolt by Communists in Berlin is crushed. German socialist rebels Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg are murdered. January 15, 1919April 26, 1915
The Secret Treaty of London, Italy agrees to join the AlliesAssassination of Franz Ferdinand June 28, 1914Austro-Hungaria invades Serbia July 28, 1914Germany declares war on Russia August 1, 1914Germany invades Belgium August 3, 1914Germany declares war on France, Great Britain declares war on Germany which brings in all of its territories into the war, Canada, Australia, etc. The United States declares neutrality. August 4, 1914Battle of Mons, first major action of the British August 23, 1914Battle of Taninburg, Germany defeats Russia August 26-30 1914Battle of the Marne, trench warfare, French push back Germany September 5-10, 1914Battle of Ypres, blocked the Germans from French ports October 14-November 22, 1914The Ottoman Empire enters the war, joins the Central Powers October 29, 1914Britain suffers its first civilian casualties at home in the war as the German Navy bombards coastal towns, killing 40 and wounding hundreds December 21, 1914A Christmas truce occurs between German and British soldiers in the trenches of northern France. All shooting stops as the soldiers exit their trenches. December 25, 1914Germany declares British waters a war zone February 4, 1915British blockade of German East Africa commences. March 1, 1915German use of poison gas, Second Battle of Ypres April 22-May 25, 1915September 22, 1915
Largest British attack of 1915, first use of British gasThe Lusitania is sunk, by German sub 1,962 Americans dead May 7, 1915Italy declares war on Austro-Hungary May 23, 1915Battle of Warsaw August 4, 1915Tsar Nicolas takes control of the military September 5, 1915Sir Douglas Haig takes command of the British military December 19, 1915Janruary 19, 1915
German zepplins bomb British townsJanuary - March 30, 1915
Allied offensive in Artois and Champange
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