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Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated. He got shot 2 times. It came from the street corner.his wife Sophie in Sarajevo eventually led to the outbreak of the First World War. It happened on June 28, 1914. -
the Battle of the Somme
The Allied offensive began the Battle of the Somme. It happened on July 1st, 1916. It began after a week-long artillery bombardment. The battle lasted 5 months. The Battle of the Somme was one of the most bitterly contested and costly battles of the First World War. -
German submarine
German submarine sinks the passenger liner. U-20 torpedoed and sank the Lusitania, a swift-moving British cruise liner traveling from New York to Liverpool, England. Some saw it as a blatant act of evil and transgression against the conventions of war -
US joined the fighting in the war
On April 6, 1917, the US joined the fighting in the war. They declared war a Germany. Fighting since the summer of 1914, Britain, France, and Russia welcomed the news that American troops and supplies would be directed toward the Allied war effort. Under the command of Major General John J. Pershing, over two million U.S. -
Leo Joseph Bailey
He was not in battle for a while. They were in the fairgrounds. They go swimming and just hang out. It took them a week to get their camp together. he visits some of his family. -
Leo J. Bailey
He was sent to a different unit. He was telling his sister that he was moving soon and not to write till I right to you. -
Leo J. Bailey
It is almost Thanksgiving for him. They get to eat turkey and cranberry sauce. He says that one thing he is grateful for is that he is not in the trenches right after Thanksgiving is his birthday -
Leo J. Bailey
They are celebrating Christmas soon. Their company gave them $50 to get presents for the kids in town. They are having a party for Christmas. He said he was not going to sing at this party -
Leo Joseph Bailey
He got wounded in battle. He wrote to his sister and asked if she would send money he did not get an answer. He wrote to his sister about aging and that he was getting better he asked for ten bucks this time. He got letters from his parents and aunt while in the hospital. -
Meuse-Argonne
At dawn on September 26, 1918, General Pershing's troops launched an attack along the Meuse River and into northern France's rugged Argonne Forest that would prove to be the deadliest battle in American history. More than 600,000 American and French troops were supported by almost 5,000 artillery pieces, 500 tanks, and 500 airplanes.