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General John J. Perishing became AEF Leader.
was the general in the United States Army who led the American Expeditionary Forces to victory over Germany in World War I, -
Germans Introduce Poison Gas
They first introduced this concotion and then later came chlorine. -
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
A teenage Serbian nationalist gunned down Archduke and his wife, Sophie -
Schlieffen plan
The Schlieffen plan was the plan for a designated attack on France once Russia in response to international tension -
Trench Warfare Began
It can be said to have begun in September 1914 And ended when the Allies made a break through attack that began in late July. -
Christmas truce along Western Front
Often celebrated as a symbolic moment of peace in an otherwise devastating violent war. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The Lusitania made her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York in September 1907. Construction had begun in 1903 with the goal of building the fastest liner afloat. -
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Battle of Verdun
The battle of Verdun was one of the largest battles of the first World War. -
Zimmerman Telegram
a message from the German foreign secretary, Arthur Zimmermann, to the German ambassador to Mexico proposing a Mexican-German alliance in the case of war between the United States and Germany -
President Woodrow Wilson asked for declaration of war
Asked Congress to declare war against Germany, saying, “The world must be made safe for democracy.” Four days later, Congress voted overwhelmingly in favor of a war declaration -
Committee on Public Information formed
Created to influence U.S. public opinion. -
Selective Service Act became law
Authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through the compulsory enlistment of people. -
Battle of Argonne Forest
The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, also known as the Maas-Argonne Offensive and the Battle of the Argonne Forest, was a major part of the final Allied offensive of World War I that stretched along the entire Western Front -
World War I Ending
The war ended on november 11th in 1918. -
Sussex Pledge
This pledge was a promise made in 1916 during World War I in Germany.
