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the First Battle of the Marne or known in France as the Miracle on the Marne was a battle of the First World War fought from 5 to 12 September 1914. The German army invaded France with a plan for winning the war in 40 days by occupying Paris and destroying the French and British armies -
The attack prompted a U.S. threat to sever diplomatic relations -
On Sunday, 28 June 1914, at about 10:45 am, Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The perpetrator was 19-year-old Gavrilo Princip, a member of Young Bosnia and one of a group of assassins organized and armed by the Black Hand. -
President Woodrow Wilson declared U.S. neutrality on August 4, 1914, and many Americans saw little reason to entangle themselves in what they viewed as European quarreling and intrigue. As the war persisted and the destruction spread, many Americans could not ignore the crisis. -
caused international outrage and helped turn public opinion against Germany, particularly in the then-neutral United States -
World War I engagement in which the French repulsed a major German offensive. -
A more professional and effective army emerged from the battle -
devastating global impact, which killed an estimated 50 million people, and the critical public health lessons it provided, which spurred medical and public health innovations and shaped modern disease control strategies -
is a type of naval warfare in which submarines sink merchant ships such as freighters and tankers without warning. -
a blueprint for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations after World War I -
On January 17, 1917 British signals intelligence intercepted and encrypted a coded German telegram from German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmerman that was intended for Germany's ambassador to Mexico. -
U.S. Senate voted in support of the measure to declare war on Germany. -
Selective Service ensures a fair and equitable draft, if ever required. -
The Espionage Act broadly sought to crack down on wartime activities considered dangerous or disloyal. -
France some American soldiers became a symbol of deliverance for the French people -
Russia left WW1 because it was in the interest of Russian Communists (Bolsheviks) who took power in November 1917. -
Sedition Acts tightened restrictions on foreign-born Americans and limited speech critical of the government. -
The ultimate objective of the Battle of the Argonne Forest, as part of the broader Allied offensive on the Western Front, was to bring about the collapse of the German Army and compel Germany to seek an armistice and end the war -
the armistice between Germany and the Allies was the first step to ending World War I. -
Treaty of Versailles subjected Germany to strict punitive measures