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Archuke Assassination
Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in Sarajevo. His death is the event that sparks World War 1. -
Russia Mobilizes
Mobilizes its vast army to intervene against Austria- Hungary in favor of its ally, Serbia. -
World War 1 Begins
Germany invades Belgium, beginning World War 1 -
Germans Fire
Germans fire shells filled with chlorine gas at Allied lines. -
Lusitania sinks
A German submarine sinks the passenger liner Lusitania -
First Tanks
British employ the first tanks ever used in battle, at Delville Wood. -
Submarines Back
Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare in european waterways. -
Wilson for War
President Wilson outlines his case for war to congress. -
U.S. Enter War
Congress authorizes a declaration of war against Germany. -
Selective Service Act
Congress passes this authorizing the draft. -
Germany and Russia Peace
Germans sign peace treaty with the new Bolshevik government of Russia. -
Battle of Cantigny
First major American offensive of the war. -
Chateau- Thierry
Americans attack the Germans of chateau- Thierry. The battle would morph into the larger battle of Belleau Wood. -
Battle of St. Mihiel
Begins when 3000,000 American troops under the direct command of General Pershing fling themselves in the German lines. -
Armistice Day
Armistice is signed ending fighting on the Western Front. -
