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Germany declares war on France
Both Germany and France declared war on each other because of the assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand. This soon escalated to what is now known as World War 1. This war grew even more because the United States had joined the Allied powers and Bulgaria and Darfur on the central side. -
Britain declares war on Germany
The British empire declared war on Germany because they refused to remove troops from neutral Belgium. -
Germans Fire
The Germans fire bomb shells that were filled with chlorine gas at Allied lines. This was the first time large amounts of gas was used in battle. It was the near collapse of the french lines, but the Germans were unable to take advantage. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
It was the sinking of the Lusitania where Germany waged submarine warfare and it contributed indirectly to the entrance of the United States into World War 1 -
Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary
Italy had declared itself neutral during World War 1. Though Italy was part of the triple alliance since 1882. Italy checked their options to see what they would benefit from if they joined one of the sides. Italy then came to decision to join the side of the allies and the reason why is because of the assurances that Italy received from the Treaty of London. Signed in April 1915 -
Battle of Verdun
The Germans believed that they didn’t need to go for Russia right away in order to win the war. They needed to attack France and beat them in a major battle on the western front. They believed that a major French loss would push them out of the war. -
Wilson Re-elected
When Wilson was re-elected he promised to the United States that with him as president they would not go into war no more. A couple of months later right after he had promised to not go into war, the United States goes into war. -
Zimmerman Note
It was a letter sent to Mexico. They wanted to form an alliance with Mexico so that Mexico could go into war and if that happened the United States would be distracted and Germany would win the war, Germany had announced unrestricted submarine warfare. -
The United States Declares War
President Wilson went to a Joint session to request a declaration of war. The reason why is because they were being threatened by Germany in many different types of ways. One of them was by the Zimmerman note. Another one was that Germany was gonna wage submarine warfare. -
America enters the war
The U.S. joined it's allies-Britain, France, and Russia to fight in World War 1. Under the command of Major General John J.Pershing, and more than 2 million U.S. soldiers fought in the battlefields in France. Most of the americans were not in favor for joining the war and they wanted to stay neutral. -
Congress passes the Espionage Acts
It was an act that was passed by congress that prohibited and made it a crime for anybody who gave information intended to interfere with the U.S armed forces prosecution of the war effort or to give more success to the enemy team. -
First U.S troops arrive in France
About 14,000 American troops arrived in France. The landing site that the Americans came from had been kept secret due to the submarine warfare. Having the Americans join the war was a huge turning point because the war ended after one year had passed with 2 million American soldiers having assisted the war and more then 50,000 lost their lives. -
Russia signs Armistice with Germany
An armistice was signed with Russia on one side. And the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bulgaria, the German empire, and the Ottoman Empire on the other. The armistice took effect two days later. -
Spanish Influenza
The Spanish influenza was a disease in WW1. This was a deadly virus that infected 500 million people globally. It killed at least 3-5% of the world's population. -
Armistice
The armistice was signed at Le francport near compiegne that ended all fighting on land, sea, and air in World War 1 between the allies and their opponent Germany.
