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World War I
Main events
Jun 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo. | May 28, 1918, Battle of Cantigny |
Jul 30, 1914, Russia mobilizes its vast army to intervene against Austria-Hungary | Jun 3, 1918, The Americans attack the Germans at Chateau-Thierry. |
Aug 4, 1914, Germany invades Belgium, beginning World War I. | Jun 6, 1918, Battle of Belleau Wood |
May 7, 1915, A German submarine sinks the passenger liner Lusitania | |
Feb 25, 1917, Zimmermann Telegram, a message from German proposing that Mexico side with Germany in case of war between Germany and the United States. | |
Apr 6, 1917, The United States enters World War I on the side of France and Britain. | |
Mar 3, 1918, Germany and Russia Peace |