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World War I Timeline

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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JUNE 28 ,1914

ARCHDUKE FRANCIS FREDINAND WAS ASSASSINATED IN SARAJEVO.

July 28, 1914

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY DECLARES WAR ON SERBIA.

JULY 4, 1914

PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON ANNOUNCES THE U.S. WILL REMAIN NEUTRAL.
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APRIL 22, 1915

  • The Second Battle of Ypres begins.
  • It is during this battle that the Germans first use poison gas.

FEBRUARY 21, 1916

  • The Battle of Verdun begins.
  • The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle of World War I and was one of the bloodiest.

APRIL 6, 1917

UNITED STATES DECLARES WAR ON GREMANY

January 8, 1918

U.S. PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON ISSUES HIS FOURTEEN POINTS TO PEACE.

JULY 15, 1918

The Second Battle of the Marne begins.

JUNE 28, 1919

The Treaty of Versailles officially ends WWI.

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