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Archduke assassination
Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. A serbian nationalist named Gavrilo Princip killed Franz Ferdinand and his wife while they were at a corner in their car. Austria declared war on serbia. -
World war 1 starts
World war 1 began after the assassination. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire were against Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States. -
Battle of Tannenberg
Russia marched into Prussia to fight. It was hard for them to get supplies through their men because it was a difference in their track gauge This ended as a german victory over the russians. -
Lusitania sunk
German U-boat torpedoed and sank the Lusitania. Their were 12,000 people who drowned including 128 Americans -
British tanks
The British started using tanks during the battle of Flers-Courcelette. They had over 30 tanks shipped there. The tanks weren't efficient when they first started using them. They were not experienced with them. They came out with the victory anyway. -
United states, Wilson
Wilson lead the largest war preparation to protect democracy. He began the draft and drafted Americans, because there wouldn't be enough people to fight during the war with volunteers only. -
The Selective Service Act
President Woodrow Wilson needed troops to fight the war. The United States entered the war on April 6, 1917.There were only 100,000 troops fighting in the war at the time. People who were 21 or above were forced to enroll in the draft. -
Declares war on Germany (James Fredrick Campbell)
James Fredrick Campbell was not actively in the war. He enrolled in the draft, but he wanted to go to war anyway. He wanted to fight in the war against Germany, but he sailed to France. -
Woodrow Wilson
President Woodrow Wilson presents to Congress his outline of Fourteen Points required for peace. -
Sailed for France (James Fredrick Campbell)
James Frederick Campbell sailed for France on S.S. Olimphia, from Hoboken pier 5 -
First night on front line (James Fredrick Campbell)
Campbell’s first night on the front line in Thauncourt, France. He was in the national guard and fought for the United States. -
Battle of Mihiel (James Fredrick Campbell)
Campbell fought in the Battle of Mihiel. The Battle of Mihiel had taken place in the Southeast of Verdun, France.The commander General John J. Pershing. This was the first US operation and victory by an independent army. -
Hospital-field (James Fredrick Campbell)
Campbell was sent to the hospital-field 12-base 6 in Toul, France -
Armistice of Mudros (James Fredrick Campbell)
Ottoman empire gets defeated The Ottoman army was pushed back. Turkish ports and railways were made available for use by the allies. -
Armistice Day
The Armistice was signed in Redonthes, France to end the war. Germany had lost the war.
