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Stanley S. Lane
Stanley S. Lane was born In Warsaw Poland in a Jewish ghetto. -
Stanley moved to the U.S.
Stanley's family moved to the U.S. they came on a ship called the Mauritania. -
What started it all
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed in Sarajevo.His wife was also killed by Bosnian Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip. The Austrian government blamed Serbia. -
Going to war
Austria declared war on Serbia.“This is a dark day and a dark hour. The sword is being forced into my hand. This war will demand of us enormous sacrifice in life and money, but we shall show our foes what it is to provoke Germany.”– Kaiser Wilhelm II, July 31, 1914 -
Germany gets involved
Germany declared war on Russia.The world was in war. - this link goes to a chart that shows how the great war became the world war https://www.vox.com/2014/9/29/6861193/great-war-world-war-i-google-ngram -
Germany take Belgium
Germany declared war on France and invades Belgium. -
Britain gets involved
Britain declared war on Germany. -
The first battle
August 26th - 30th 1914 the Russians were defeated at the battle of Tannenberg. - Germany took over 92,000 Russian soldiers as prisoners. -
Turkey choose to get involved on Germany's side
Turkey got into the war on Germany's side. Trench warfare also starred. -
First battle of Ypres
Tthe first battle of Ypres started. The Allies fight off German attacks. Germans give up their offensive by November 24 as winter and stormy weather set in. -
Japan Attack
Was also the day that Japan attacked and captured Tsingtao and China. -
The Christmas sound
The sound of christmas carols encourages a hold on the fighting as soldiers from both sides got out and meet in no man's land in peace for the holidays. - This was expressed by hundreds to thousands of soldiers. -
Zeppelin raid
The first Zeppelin raid on Britain took place. -
Germany threate
Germany threatens sumrin warfare against ships carrying good to the other side. - “would be destroyed without it always being possible to warn the crews and passengers.” -
The Lafayette
The Lafayette escadrille,is formed. - Thirty-eight Americans serve in the Lafayette Escadrille and have had 57 victories. -
End of submarine warfare
Germany ended submarine warfare because they were scared that America would get into the war on the Allies side. -
Poison Gas
The Germans used poison gas in the second battle at Ypre.- More than 10,000 Allied troops are affected, over half of whom died. -
Italy joins the war
Italy declared war on Germany and Austria. Italy's chose to join the war on the side of the Allies was based mostly on the fact that Italy received in the Treaty of London that was signed in April 1915. /http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italy-declares-war-on-austria-hungary -
The Lusitania
The Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat killing 128 Americans and killing over all 1,198 people. -
British forces surrendered
British forces surrendered to the Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia. -
Tanks
The first us of tanks in the war. - Thirty-six tanks are secretly shipped to the front and used in the Battle -
Submarin warfare is back
Germany started submarin warfare engine because it was there only upper hand they had on the Allies. -
Zimmermann Telegram
American gets the Zimmermann Telegram. Which shows that Germany has a plot against America. -
The U.S. joins the war
The US declared war on Germany. The U.S. Senate voted 82 to 6 to declare war on Germany, the House of Representatives ends the decision by voting 373 to 50 leading the U.S. into the war. / http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-enters-world-war-i -
Stanley S. Lane Enlisted at the age of 16.
His family didn’t know but when he was in Texas his family called the Red Cross and they came and told him that they could get him out if he wanted and he said no. -
American's death
The first American soldiers died in combat - James Gresham, Merle D. Hay and Thomas F. Enright -
22nd Cavalry
Stanly joined the 22nd Cavalry they stand in headquarters for six months and then they moved to a town called China Springs in Waco Texas and they where there for six months. -
Third battle of Ypres
the start of the third battle of Ypres. Which would be one of the last battles to be fought - The link shows how many people died in the war https://www.thoughtco.com/casualties-of-world-war-1-1220837 -
Armistice
Armistice between Germany and Russia was signed. The Armistice was designed to end the fighting of World War One, and the terms of it would make it impossible for Germany to restart the war, at least in the short term. The Armistice ordered to give up 2,500 heavy guns, 2,500 field guns, 25,000 machine guns, 1,700 aplanes and all submarines they possessed -
The capture of Jerusalem
Britain captured Jerusalem from the Turks -
Treaty at Brest-Litovsk
A Treaty at Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany. - By the terms of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles, Germany was forced to give up its territorial gains from the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. -
Horse-drawn field artillery
Stanley S. Lane moved to horse-drawn field artillery at the age of 17. -
Stanley S. Lane
Stanley S. Lane didn't go overseas due to the fact that he wasn't a citizen. -
Allies
The advance of the Allies worked. The Allies are Great Britain, France, Russia, and Italy. The United States joined the Allied Powers in 1917 -
Stanley S. Lane got the flu
Stanley S. Lane got the flu and was sent to a hospital in Alabama. -
Asked for a armistice
Germany asked the Allies for an armistice. -
Peace
Turkey made peace. -
Peace part 2
Austria made peace -
The war is over
Germany signed the armistice with the Allies. Which meet the end of the war. // Here is the website I found all my timeline events that is not my soldier https://www.theworldwar.org/explore/interactive-wwi-timeline
