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This is what started the US army to join and led us into war because Archduke Francis Ferdinand was Assassinated. -
France invades Alsace. British forces arrive in France. Nations allied against Germany eventually including Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Rhodesia, Romania, Greece, France, Belgium, United States, Canada, Serbia, India, Portugal, Montenegro, and Poland. -
Allied forces halted the German advance into France during the First Battle of the Marne. -
A German submarine sank the passenger liner Lusitania during the crossing from New York to Liverpool, England, killing 128 Americans. This caused mayhem across America because 128 men died. -
It was originally planned by the German Chief of General Staff, Erich von Falkenhayn to secure victory for Germany on the Western Front. The aim was to crush the French army before the Allies grew in strength through the full deployment of British forces. -
After a week-long artillery bombardment of the German lines. Advancing British troops found that the German defenses had not been destroyed as expected and many units suffered very high casualties with little progress. The Somme became an attritional or 'wearing-out' battle. -
General of the Armies John Joseph Pershing GCB, nicknamed "Black Jack", was a senior United States Army officer. He served most famously as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I from 1917 to 1920. -
President Woodrow Wilson presented to Congress his outline of the Fourteen Points required for peace. -
The Stars and Stripes begin publication with a first issue of one thousand copies. Second Lieutenant Guy T. Viskniskki is the first managing editor of the newspaper. -
American forces stop German attempt to cross the Marne River at Chateau-Thierry. -
American First Army attacks St. Mihiel salient. -
Allied forces began the attack at Meusse-Argonne, the final offensive of the war. -
The Stars and Stripes War Orphans Adoption Campaign ends after raising 123,047 francs and placing 3,444 orphans for adoption. -
Allied and German representatives signed the treaty of Versailles. The United States signed the treaty of guaranty, pledging to defend France in case of an unprovoked attack by Germany. -
The United States signed separate peace treaties with Germany, Austria, and Hungary.