Events Leading to the U.S Joining WWI

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Jun 28, 1914

Gavrilo Princip assisinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Austria-Hungary gives Serbia an ultimatum

Jul 23, 1914

A-H gave Serbia an ultimatum because they blamed A-H for the assasination of the Archduke.

Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia

Jul 28, 1914

Germany Declares War on Russia

Aug 1, 1914

Germany Declared War on France

Aug 3, 1914

Great Britian Declares War on Germany

Aug 4, 1914

U.S Declared Neutrality

Aug 4, 1914

The U.S declares neutrality but still keeps opent the trade agreements with Britain.

Austria-Hungary Declares War on Russia

Aug 6, 1914

Great Britain & France Declare War on Austria-Hungary

Aug 12, 1914

Russia Invades Germany

Aug 17, 1914

Russia attacks in East Prussia forcing Germans there to fall back.

Turkey enters war on the side of Germany

Oct 29, 1914

Three days later, Russia declares war on Turkey.

France and Britain declare war on Turkey

Nov 5, 1914

Germans kill neutral Americans

Feb 18, 1915

Unrestricted attacks against merchant and passenger ships.

Germans sink first American merchant ship

May 1, 1915

The tanker golflight

Germans sink Lusitanitania

May 7, 1915

128 Americans died

German announced the end into their first U-boat campaign

Sep 18, 1915

Because of all the American lives lost

President Wilson organizes a Peace conference in Europe

Jan 16, 1916

Wilson threatens to sever dimplomatic ties with Germany

Apr 18, 1916

Because of the sinking of the passenger ferry Susses

President Wilson is re-elected

Nov 7, 1916

Slogan was "he kept us out of war"

President Wilson finishes effort in organizing a Peace Conference

Dec 18, 1916

Asks the combats to outline their peace terms

U.S. severs ties with Germany

Feb 3, 1917

German sinks 500 ships in sixty days

United States Join World War I

Apr 6, 1917