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Assassination of the Archduke
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were on an official visit driving through Sarajevo. The car had the top open which was great for the shooter. That morning they were both killed by Gavrillo Pincip, a Bosnian Serb Nationalist. The Archduke was shot in the neck and his wife in the stomach which killed them both minutes after impact. This event set in motion World War One. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
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Russia Mobilizes
Russia mobilizes its vast army to intervene against Austria-Hungary in favor of its ally, Serbia. This move starts a chain reaction that leads to the mobilization of the rest of the European Great Powers and inevitably to the outbreak of hostilities. -
World War I Begins
Germany invades Belgium -
frank woodruff
Interest in joining the military; lying about his age to get into the Army; training in makeshift trenches under British officers. -
During World War II, woodruff was a prisoner of war in the Philippines, where he was working as a civilian when that country was invaded
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frank woodruff
was 1st Fort Riley Casual Detachment; 122nd Prisoner of War Escort Casualty Detachment -
Germany Fire
The Germans fire shells filled with chlorine gas at Allied lines. This is the first time that large amounts of gas are used in battle, and the result is the near-collapse of the French lines. However, the Germans are unable to take advantage of the breach. -
Frank drove to his first ambulance rescue
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Lusitania Sinks
A German submarine sinks the passenger liner Lusitania. The ship carries 1,198 people, 128 of them Americans. -
Germany Limits Submarines
Reacting to international outrage at the sinking of the Lusitania and other neutral passenger lines, Kaiser Wilhelm suspends unrestricted submarine warfare. This is an attempt to keep the United States out of the war, but it severely hampers German efforts to prevent American supplies from reaching France and Britain. -
first tank
The British employ the first tanks ever used in battle, at Delville Wood. Although they are useful at breaking through barbed wire and clearing a path for the infantry, tanks are still primitive and they fail to be the decisive weapon, as their designers thought they would be. -
Zimmerman Telegram
A message from German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann proposing that Mexico side with Germany in case of war between Germany and the United States. In return, Germany promises to return to Mexico the lost provinces of Texas and much of the rest of the American Southwest. Mexico declines the offer, but the outrage at this interference in the Western Hemisphere pushes American public opinion to support entering the war. -
Wilson for War President
Congress authorizes a declaration of war against Germany. The United States enters World War I on the side of France and Britain. -
frank woodruff sent his letter home stating the war was over
