WWI Timeline
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
JANUARY 1917
- Americans declare war after intersecting the Zimmerman telegram
- The telegram was intersected in Mexico by the U.S
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FEBRUARY 1,1917
- Germany believed they could bring America into the war
- They tried to bring America in the war by starving Britain into submission
- Germany tried to do this in four to six months.
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FROM FEBRUARY TO MARCH 31
- Germany U-Boats sanked six American ships
APRIL 2, 1917
- After the sinking ships Wilson asked congress to clear war on Germany
- They declared war after the sinking ships
APRIL 6, 1917
WILSON SIGNED THE RESOLUTION AND AMERICA WAS AT WAR
JULY 4,1917
AMERICA GAINED THEIR FREEDOM AND FRANCE HELPED
MARCH 21,1918
- Germans launched a massive attack along the western front
- America was involved containing the German offensive
JULY 15
- Germany launched one more massive attack to takeover Paris
- But America and the French held there grounds
NOVEMBER 11,1918
- The fighting finally stops
- On the 11th day and the 11th month
JUNE 28,1919
- The treaty of Versailles ends the war
