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Show IMPORTANT DATES OF THE WORLD WAR, JUNE 28 Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and the Duchess of Hohenburg at Sarajevo, Bosnia. JULY 28 Austria declares war on Servia. AUG. I Germany declares war on Russia. AUG. 3 Germany declares war on France and Belgium. German troops invade Belgium. AUG. 4 England declares war on Germany. AUG. 6 Austria declares war on Russia. AUG. 9 Servia declares war on Germany. AUG. 11 France declares war on Austria-Hungary. AUG. 12 England declares war on Austria. AUG. 23 Japan declares war on Germany. AUG. 28 First naval battle off Heligoland. SEPT. 3 French government withdrawn from Paris to Bordeaux. Nov. 5 England declares war on Turkey. Servia severs relations with Turkey. MAR. 23 Allies land troops at Gallipoli, Dardanelles. MAY 7 Liner Lusitania sunk, over 1000 lives lost. MAY 13 President Wilson sends note to Germany on Lusitania. MAY 22 Italy declares war on Austria. OCT. 4 Loan of 500,000,000 to Great Britain and France. OCT. 10 Bulgaria declares war on Servia. OCT. 12 Edith Cavell, English nurse, executed by Germans. OCT. 15 Great Britain declares war on Bulgaria. OCT. 16 France declares war on Bulgaria. MAR. 8 GERMANY DECLARES WAR ON PORTUGAL. APR. 4 New British budget 9,000,000,000 ; largest in world's history. JUNE 7 Earl Kitchener and staff drowned. JULY 1 Allies begin grand offensive on the Somme. AUG. 27 Roumania declares war on Austria. AUG. 27 Germany declares war on Roumania. OCT. 7 U-53, German submarine, arrives at Newport, R. I. OCT. 8 U-53 sinks five ships off Nantucket. DEC. 12 Germany and her allies propose peace. 1917 FEE. 1 Germany declares U-boat blockade of Great Britain. FEB. 3 President Wilson severs relations with Germany. APR. 2 President Wilson asks Congress to declare war. APR. 4 Senate votes for war, 82 to 6. APR. 6 House votes for war, 373 to 50. APR. 6 President Wilson signs declaration of war. APR. 9 Austria severs relations with U. S. APR. 24 President Wilson signs 7,000,000,000 war bond bill. JUNE 5 Registration day for 10,000,000 men. JUNE 14 First Liberty Loan of 2,000,000,000 announced oversubscribed. JUNE 27 First American troops arrive at St. Nazaire, France. JULY 20 Drafting takes place in Washington. AUG. 2 General Russian retreat begins in Galicia. OCT. 1 Second Liberty Loan of 3,000,000,000 begins. OCT. 26 American troops enter battle line and shell German positions. Nov. 5 Italians begin general retreat on Trentino and Tagliamento fronts. DEC. 28 American Government takes charge of all railroads. JAN. 17 Fuel Administrator Garfield closes all factories five days (except war work) on account coal shortage. JAN. 28 President Wilson appeals to people to voluntarily ration themselves. MAR. 28 General Foch named as generalissimo of Entente forces. APR. 6 Third Liberty Loan. JUNE 3 U-boats raid New Jersey coast. JUNE 4 American troops aid in hurling back Germans in Chateau Thierry region. JUNE 7 Lights out in New York because of U-boat raids. AUG. 15 American troops arrive in Vladivostock. AUG. 23 British start extensive drive on the Somme. AUG. 24 Third draft, men 21 years since June 5. SEPT. 7 Germany and Austria officially propose armistice. SEPT. 12 Fourth draft, 18 to 45 years. SEPT. 28 Fourth Liberty Loan. OCT. 31 Turkey unconditionally surrenders. Nov. 9 Kaiser and Crown Prince abdicate. Revolution in Germany. Nov. 11 Armistice signed and hostilities cease. Length of war 1,567 days. Dec. 4 President Wilson sails for Paris. APR. 21 Fifth Victory Liberty Loan. June 28 Germany signs peace terms. |