Year 151 marked by Allied victory and peace talk
In 1918 shifts swung from German advances to Allied triumphs as American troops stabilized the front at Cantigny and Chateau Thierry. Washington announced 700,000 U S troops on the battle line as peace talks loomed and new nations rose from empire ruins.
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Channel
Somme
Lys
Messines
Ypres
Hazebrouck
Zeebrugge
Aisne
Marne
Chemin-des- Dames
Soissons
Vesle
Chateau-Thierry
Verneuil
Reims
Cantigny
Picardy
United States
Paris
Chateau- Thierry
Noyon
Washington
France
Italy
Asiago
Piave
Massiges
Foch
Crown Prince
Sergy
Soissons-Reims
Foth
Haigh
Montdidier Salient
The War Progress Through 1918 From Brest Litovsk to Armistice
A compact account of 1918 events from Brest Litovsk to armistice efforts. Russian upheaval deepens as Lenine and Trotzky consolidate power. American troops debut in France. German offensives push toward Amiens, then falter under Foch command. Allied counteroffensives drive back German gains with significant American involvement. Turkey seeks peace as German leadership shifts under Chancellor Prince Max. The narrative traces major battles, political moves, and evolving war aims through October.
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Aish Sor Teg
Russia
Lenine
Trotzky
Constituent Assembly
Petrograd
Congress of Soviets
France
Toul
Tuscania
Ukraine
Bosheviks
Germany
Jermany
Rus Ey Reval
Brest-Litovsk
Oise
la Fere
Sensee
Croiselles
Fifth Army
Amiens
Foch
Lassigny
Somme
Bapaume
Peronns
Roye
Lys Salient
Pershing
St. Mihiel Salient
Macedonia
Holy Land
Wilson to Lead American Peace Delegation in Paris
President Wilson announced November 29 that he would head the American delegation to the peace conference with Secretary of State Lansing Col. E. M. House Henry White and Gen. Tasker H. Bliss as partners. The party sailed December 4 and Wilson reached Brest December 13. Allied armies moved into Germany with German retreat toward the Rhine in early December.
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Herr Liebknecht
Wilson
Lansing
Col. E. M. House
Henry
End of World War I Progress and Domestic Shifts in 1918
The article chronicles key 1918 events from the German retreat and armistice talks to Allied advances and political upheavals. It notes the abdication of the Kaiser, the signing of the armistice on November 11, and shifts in Austria Hungary, plus domestic U.S. actions including suffrage and prohibition debates, rail and telegraph controls, the 1918 elections, a Spanish influenza outbreak, and notable government changes.
Europe Ends 1918 With New Nations Rising
As 1918 closes the map reshapes with Czecho-Slovakia established at Prague and Poland reclaiming vast territories. Finland declares independence from Russia amid civil strife, while China faces civil war and Peru and Chile edge toward conflict. Portugal sees the murder of Dr Sidonia Paes and election of Admiral Canto Y Castro.
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Europe
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Prague
Poland
Germany
Austria
Russia
Finland
Republic of China
Hsu Shih Chang
Peru
Chile
Trentle
Taoan
Arica
Sidonia Paes
Portugal
Lisbon
Canto Y. Castro
Labor Strikes Averted by Cooperation During War Prep
Labor unrest threatened to hamper government war preparations early in the year but cooperation between labor and capital prevented widespread trouble and led to relatively calm conditions for most of the year.
Shipyard Labor Strikes Ended by Mediation Plan
Early 1919 unrest in shipyards surged to five yards by February 12 with wage rises announced. President Wilson urged cooperation leading to a strike settlement. A national labor board was formed to mediate disputes during the war, with Taft and Walsh as chairs. The agreement required mediation for labor disputes, reducing further strikes.
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Labor Adjustment Board
Wilson
William L. Hutcheson
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
National Board of Labor
William H. Taft
Frank P. Walsh
Survey of Disasters in 1918 Cause Wide Losses at Sea and Ashore
A compilation detailing fires, shipwrecks, train crashes, explosions, and natural disasters in 1918. It lists catastrophes from Montreal convent fire to Atlantic ship sinkings, U boat torpedoes, and the mysterious Cyclops disappearance, with hundreds to thousands of deaths, including women and children. It notes major incidents such as the Florizel wreck, City of Athens sinking, Aetna plant explosions, and Leinster torpedoing, among others.
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Montreal
Canada
Florizel
St Johns
N. F
New York
Cape Race
Norman
Okla
Athens
Delaware
Aetna Chemical
Pittsburgh
Gary
Ind
Sioux City
England
Syracuse
N. Y
Illinois River
Nashville
Tenn
Galway Castle
Ticonderoga
Minnesota
Tyler and
Connors
United States
Leinster
Morgan
N. J
Porto Rico
Alaskan
Brooklyn
Belgium
Germany
United States Navy
Cyclops
West Indies
McClure Newspaper Syndicates
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Max
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Chemin Des Dames
Laon
Argonne
Albert
Presiont Wilson
Meuse
Allied War Council
Versailles
Grand Pre
Austria-Hungary
Sedan
Metz
Social Democrats
Herr Ebert
Kaiser Ie2
Holland
Fac
Senate
House
William G. McAdoo
Treasury
Carter Glass
Virginia
Mr. McAdoo
Stephens
Labor and Industry
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