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Lusitania sinks
A German submarine sinks the passenger ship Lusitania with 1,198 people, 128 of them Americans. (https://www.shmoop.com/wwi/timeline.html) -
Zimmerman Telegram
A message from German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmerman proposing that Mexico side with Germany in case of war between Germany and the United States. (https://www.shmoop.com/wwi/timeline.html) -
Germany and Russia peace
Germany signed a peace treaty with the new Bolshevik government of Russia. (https://www.shmoop.com/wwi/timeline.html) -
Entering German Trenches.
Arnold Stephen Hoke went over the trenches with a group of boys. They were attempting to get German prisoners he never saw a German but 15 of his men were killed that he trained.(https://www.shmoop.com/wwi/timeline.html) -
Battle of Cantigny
First major American offensive of the war. It was small but Americans fought bravely, The U.S went on to fight bigger battles against Germany.(https://www.historyonthenet.com/world-war-one-timeline) -
U.S Enters War
Congress grants a declaration of war against Germany. Germany has got the U.S attention and the U.S wants to fight. (https://www.shmoop.com/wwi/timeline.html) -
Selective service act
Congress passed the Selective service act for the draft. President Wilson claims he sees no other option and signs the bill into law. -
Chateau Thierry
America attacks the Germans at Chateau-Thierry. This battle would turn into the larger Battle of Belleau Wood. (https://www.historyonthenet.com/world-war-one-timeline) -
Battle of Belleau Wood
The Battle of Belleau Wood starts, the U.S. Marine Corps attacks the Germans in an open field of wheat, suffering huge casualties. (https://www.historyonthenet.com/world-war-one-timeline) -
Arnold's fight in Chateau thierry
He states it was the worst of all. It was done in a huge open field. They lost a lot of that day to heavy artillery and machine gun fire. (http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.31638/#vhp:clip) -
Belleau Wood ends
The final expulsion of the Germans from the Woods and marking the farthest German advance on Paris causing over 10,000 American deaths. (https://www.historyonthenet.com/world-war-one-timeline) -
Germans Big attack
Arnold Stephen Hoke was in the 3rd lines in this attack it was the Germans big attack and it was mostly by shell fire they lost a lot of people and he was wounded twice one being a little wound and the other being a shell exploding in front of him wounding his back. (http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.31638/#vhp:clip) -
Battle of St. Mihiel
Starts with 300,000 American troops under the direct command of General Pershing fling themselves into the German lines. -
Arnold's fight at st. mihiel front
They captured a village that became the headquarters it was full of supplies. They stayed in a farm house that was mined out. The others killed while he slept and one of his men that he trained died after losing his leg. (http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.31638/#vhp:clip) -
Wilhelm Abdicates
Wilhelm abdicates ending all German hope for a victory. He slipped over to the Netherlands where he lives his life defending his actions in the war. (https://ww1.sl.nsw.gov.au/explore/timeline) -
Armistice Day
The end of fighting on the western front. The war was officially over. There were people celebrating all over.This was a great day for people.(https://ww1.sl.nsw.gov.au/explore/timeline) -
The Armistice reaches the men
When he heard he was relieved that it was over and people all over were celebrating they used munition for firework displays. There was people smiling hugging and having drinks.
