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World War I: Chronology

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1 World War I: Chronology

2 Phases of World War I 1914 - Maneuver and Frustration
Search for New Solutions Attrition Desperation and Anticipation Dénouement

3 Review of the War August 3, 1914 Germany invades Belgium; war begins
Sept 5-10, 1914 “Miracle of the Marne”; German invasion halted October 1914 Race to the Sea ends; Stalemate on Western Front 1915 Sea blockades established around UK and Germany Feb 1915-Jan 1916 Dardanelles Campaign (Gallipoli) 1916 Germans accept futility of breakthrough on Western Front, adopt attrition strategy against French at Verdun 1

4 Review of the War Feb - Dec 1916 Battle of Verdun (German Offensive)
Jul - Nov 1916 Battle of the Somme (Allied Offensive) 1 Feb 1917 German decision for unrestricted sub warfare 24 Feb 1917 Zimmerman Telegram revealed Mar 1917 Germans withdraw to Hindenburg Line 6 April 1917 US declares war on Germany 2

5 Review of the War June 1917 First American troops arrive in France
3 Mar 1918 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (Russia out of the war) 21 Mar - 18 Jul 1918 Germans Spring Offensive 8 Aug - 11 Nov 1918 Allies’ Hundred Days Offensive 11 Nov 1918 Armistice 28 Jun 1919 Treaty of Versailles signed 3

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