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Important Battles
There were two major battles fought by the Marne River near Paris, France. -
Important Battles
The Battle of Jutland was a naval battle fought by the British Royal Navy's Grand Fleet under Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, against the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet under Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer during the First World War. -
European and Entry into the war by major countries U.S.
Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare. -
European and Entry into the war by major countries U.S.
Wilson was shown a telegram that the British had intercepted. -
European and Entry into the war by major countries U.S.
Zimmerman telegram was released to the press. -
Russian Revolutions
Military defeats and food shortages led to an uprising. -
European and Entry into the war by major countries U.S.
Military defeats and food shortages led to an uprising. -
Russian Revolutions
A new government vowed to keep Russia in the war. -
European and Entry into the war by major countries U.S.
Wilson asked congress to declare war against the central powers. His goal he declared to fight. -
Departure from the war by major countries- Treaty of Brest- Litovsk
Kaiser Wilhelm ll fled to Holland. There. He soon gave up the throne. Germany became Republic. -
Important battles
The first large-scale battle fought by American soldiers in World War I begins in Belleau Wood, northwest of the Paris-to-Metz road. -
Important Battles
One of the first actions of the American Expeditionary Forces under General John J. -
Important battles
Allied forces pushed forward along a line that stretched from north sea to Verdun. The Americans were towards the right. More than one Million American soldiers advanced on heavily forfeited German Positions between the Meuse River and the Argonne Forest in northeastern France. -
Armistice to end the fighting
The head of the German government sent Wilson a note requesting an Armistice based on the fourteen points. But Wilson ultimately had little say. -
Ratification of the Treaty of Versailles by the U.S. and European nations
German delegates reluctantly signed a treaty. However German anger at the Treaty of Versailles would later set the stage for another war.
