World War 1 timeline
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British Launch the Samarrah Offensive
The Samarrah Offensive (March 13 — April 23, 1917) was launched by the British against the Ottomans as part of the Mesopotamian Campaign in World... Read more
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Russian Revolution
Russia in Upheaval When War Broke Out The rumblings of Revolution became audible in 1913, when an epidemic of strikes broke out in Petrograd... Read more
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Abdication of Czar Nicholas II of Russia
By the Grace of God, We, Nikolai II, Emperor of All the Russias, Tsar of Poland, Grand Duke of Finland, and so forth, to all our faithful subjects... Read more
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British Forces Capture Falluja
The Samarrah Offensive (March 13 — April 23, 1917) was launched by the British against the Ottomans as part of the Mesopotamian Campaign in World... Read more
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First Action at Jebel Hamrin
The first action we fought at Jebel Hamrin, in the third week of March, 1917, was a sanguinary affair. The Turks held us back on the hills when... Read more
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First Battle Of Gaza
The First Battle of Gaza was a World War I battle on the southern border of Palestine. After eight months of painstaking advances, British Empire... Read more
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US Mobilizes Navy for the War and Seizes 109 German Ships in US Ports
President Wilson had not waited until the actual Declaration of War before setting Uncle Sam's house in order for the inevitable conflict. On March... Read more
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President Woodrow Wilson Delivers War Message to Congress
Gentlemen of the Congress: I have called the Congress into extraordinary session because there are serious, very serious, choices of policy to... Read more
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Senator George Norris Opposes U.S. Entry into the War
Mr. President, while I am most emphatically and sincerely opposed to taking any step that will force our country into the useless and senseless war... Read more
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United States Declares War on Germany
DECLARATION OF WAR Public Resolution No. 1 S. J. Res. 1 65th Congress Sixty-fifth Congress of the United States of America; At the First... Read more
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Cuba Declares War on Germany
Resolved, that from today a state of war is formally declared between the Republic of Cuba and the Imperial Government of Germany, and the... Read more
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Panama Declares War on Germany
Our indisputable duty in this tremendous hour of history is of a common ally, whose interests and existence as well are linked indissolubly with... Read more
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Battle of Arras
The Battle of Arras was a British offensive during World War I. From 9 April to 16 May, 1917, British, Canadian, and Australian troops attacked... Read more
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Battle of Vimy Ridge
Canadian Corps (1st British Army), 75,000 Lieutenant-General Sir Julian Byng, Commander 1st Division — Major-General Currio 2d Division —... Read more
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Congress Passes $7,000,000,000 Bond Bill to Carry on the War
First Liberty Loan of $2,000,000,000 Oversubscribed by 4,000,000 Wage Earners Ways and means for carrying on the War were the immediate concern... Read more
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Second Battle of the Aisne, including the Battle of Craonne Plateau
While the British forces were attempting to turn the Northern flank of the new Hindenburg line, near Arras and Vimy Ridge, the French Armies were... Read more
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Second Battle Of Gaza
The Second Battle of Gaza, fought in southern Palestine during World War I, was the second attempt mounted by British Empire forces to break the... Read more
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British Take Control of Samarrah and Its Railroad, Ending Samarrah Offensive
The Samarrah Offensive (March 13 — April 23, 1917) was launched by the British against the Ottomans as part of the Mesopotamian Campaign in World... Read more
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Allied Nations Send Envoys to United States
Immediately after America's Declaration of War, the Allied nations sent high commissioners to the United States to express their gratitude for the... Read more
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Tenth Battle Of The Isonzo
The Tenth Battle of the Isonzo was an Italian offensive against Austria-Hungary in the course of World War I. With nine largely unsuccessful... Read more
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Selective Service Act Passed - 9,586,508 Men Enroll
The creation of a new American Army, adequate in numbers to cope if need be with the full strength of the Germanic Allies, was now the chief task... Read more
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First American Expeditionary Forces Arrive in France
While the youth of America were rallying to the colors in the spring of 1917, and preparations were under way to shape them into an invincible... Read more
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King Constantine of Greece Abdicates Throne
The German conspiracies in the Balkans not only had alienated Greece and Bulgaria from their natural allegiance to the Allies and brought disaster... Read more
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Greece Declares War on Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany and Turkey
As a result of the Balkan Wars, Greece successfully increased the extent of her territory and population, a challenging context both socially and... Read more
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Russian Army Deserts and is Expelled from Galicia
Russian Army, 1,000,000 General Brusiloff General Kornilov General Erdelli General Gutor General Tcheremisoff Prince... Read more