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Franz Ferdinand Assassination
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated while visiting Sarajevo, Bosnia. He was next in line for the Austro Hungarian throne. The killings set off decades old tensions in Europe and started WWI. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
They blamed Serbia for assassination. With Germany's support, it gave Serbia a list of demands but they refused and declared war. -
First use of gas as a weapon by the Germans
German forces shocked Allied soldiers along the western front by having more than 150 tons of lethal chlorine gas against two French colonial divisions at Ypres, Belgium. This was the first major gas attack by the Germans, and it devastated the Allied line. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
A German U-Boat torpedoed the British passenger liner named the Lusitania near the cost of Ireland. More than 1,000 died, amongst all the dead were 128 American Citizens. -
Zimmerman note
The Zimmermann Telegram was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office. that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico. It angered Americans and set off a new wave of Anti-German feeling in U.S. -
U.S enters WWI
When the U.S entered WWI, they had to rise an army fast. They joined their allies, Russia,France and Great Britain. Under the command of Major General John J. Pershing, more than 2 million U.S. soldiers fought on battlefields in France. Many Americans were not thrilled about the U.S entering the war, they wanted to stay neutral. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. -
Senate rejects the treaty of Versailles
In the few months after Wilson's stroke, opposition to the treaty grew. Then the Senate voted on the treaty with Lodge's changes. Then rejected the treaty.
