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WWI Timeline

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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WWI TIMELINE

Major Events from 1914-1918

Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
June 28, 1914

Trench Warfare starts to dominate Western Front
October 29, 1914

The Lusitania is sunk by a German U-boat
May 7, 1914

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The Allies begin evacuation of Gallipoli
December 19, 1915

Battle of Jutland
May 31, 1916

First use of tanks en masse
at Somme
September 15, 1916

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US declares war
on Germany
April 6, 1917

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Armistice between Germany and Russia signed
December 5, 1917

Advance of the Allies was successful
August 8, 1918

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Germany signed an armistice with the Allies, officially ending the war.
November 11, 1918

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