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January 8th, 1918
President Woodrow Wilson wants to permanent world peace
so he declares 14 points as the path
March 21th
Before American troops appear in the trenches the Germans decided to launch the first of five major offensives in order to win the war.
(This advantage stopped in late June.)
May 31st
American forces at Chateau-Thierry stopped the Germans on the banks of the Marne near Paris.
July
German troops being shipped from the Eastern to Western Front begin to desert in large numbers from their transport trains.
July 16th-17th
The Bolsheviks murdered Tsar Nicholas II, his wife, and children as well as members of his entourage.
August August 3: The president of the United
States Wilson agrees in sending troops into russia (Cooperation with Allies)
August 8: Allied counter offensives on the Somme push the German army back and into retreat
September
September 12: The American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) (General: John J. Pershing) launched their first major offensive in Europe as an independent army
The successful campaign was a major turning point in the war (for the Allies)
Ultimately, U.S. forces helped to defeat Germany earlier than expected
October
October 28: German sailors mutiny at port when asked to sail and fight a hopeless navel battle
October 30: Turks sign armistice
November
November 9: Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates
November 10: A German republic is founded
November 11: At eleven o'clock on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the war ends as Germany and Allies sign an Armistice.
Sources: http://www.firstworldwar.com/onthisday/1918_04_25.htm http://www.firstworldwar.com/onthisday/1918_05_31.htm http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/timeline/time_1918.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO6qUckInrQ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Offensive http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Baron http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogfight http://www.ciaops.com/guides/battle/page3.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZVXLFWNeVY