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The year the United States entered World War I was marked by near disaster for the Allies on all the European fronts. A French offensive in April, with which the British cooperated, was a failure, and was followed by widespread mutinies in the French armies.
The Great War and American Foreign Policy, 1914–24 (U of Pennsylvania Press, 2017) Kang, Sung Won, and Hugh Rockoff. "Capitalizing patriotism: the Liberty loans of World War I." Financial History Review 22.1 (2015): 45+ online; Kennedy, David M. Over Here: The First World War and American Society (2004), comprehensive coverage online; Malin ...
Maxime Weygand – General in the French Army and one of the Permanent Military Representatives in the Allied Supreme War Council; Augustin Dubail – Commanded the 1st Army (1914–1915) followed by Army Group East at Battle of Verdun until 1916. He was later military governor of Paris (1916–1918)
Austria-Hungary seeks German support for a war against Serbia in case of Russian military intervention. German Empire gives assurances of support. [2] July 23 Politics: Beginning of the "Black Week". Austria-Hungary sends an ultimatum to Kingdom of Serbia. Kingdom of Serbia responds that night, agreeing to most but not all terms of the ultimatum.
Australian military encampment at Australian Light Horse, by American Colony Jerusalem (edited by Durova) After the War a Medal and Maybe a Job at Opposition to World War I , by John Sloan (edited by Durova )
By June 1918, over 667,000 members of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), had been transported to France, a figure which reached 2 million by the end of November. [15] However, American tactical doctrine was still based on pre-1914 principles, a world away from the combined arms approach used by the French and British by 1918. [16]
During 1919, a series of more than 20 riotous and violent black-white race-related incidents occurred. These included the Chicago, Omaha, and Elaine Race Riots. A phenomenon known as the Red Scare took place 1918–1919. With the rise of violent Communist revolutions in Europe, leftist radicals were emboldened by the Bolshevik Revolution in ...
This list of military engagements of World War I covers terrestrial, maritime, and aerial conflicts, including campaigns, operations, defensive positions, and sieges. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period of time.