timeline for world war 1

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  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
    Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, and his wife, visit Sarajevo in Bosnia. A bomb is thrown at their auto but misses. Undaunted, they continue their visit only to be shot and killed a short time later by a lone assassin. Believing the assassin to be a Serbian nationalist, the Austrians target their anger toward Serbia.

  • declaration binding

    declaration binding
    The declaration is binding on all Dominions within the British Empire including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa.

  • Sinking of the RMS Lusitania

    Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
    It sinks in 18 minutes, drowning 1,201 persons, including 128 Americans. President Woodrow Wilson subsequently sends four diplomatic protests to Germany.

  • November 7, 1916

    November 7, 1916
    American voters re-elect President Woodrow Wilson who had campaigned on the slogan, "He kept us out of war."

  • January 19, 1917

    January 19, 1917
    Its message outlines plans for an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States. According to the scheme, Germany would provide tactical support while Mexico would benefit by expanding into the American Southwest, retrieving territories that had once been part of Mexico

  • Congress passed the Declaration of War

    Congress passed the Declaration of War
    The United States of America declares war on Germany.

  • June 25, 1917

    June 25, 1917
    The first American troops land in France.

  • 5/16/1918

    5/16/1918
    The Sedition Act of 1918 curtailed the free speech rights of U.S. citizens during time of war. Passed on May 16, 1918, as an amendment to Title I of the Espionage Act of 1917, the act provided for further and expanded limitations on speech.

  • warover

    warover
    Fighting continues all along the Western Front until precisely 11 o'clock, with 2,000 casualties experienced that day by all sides. Artillery barrages also erupt as 11 am draws near as soldiers yearn to claim they fired the very last shot in the war.

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    At the Palace of Versailles in France, a German delegation signs the Treaty formally ending the war. Its 230 pages contain terms that have little in common with Wilson's Fourteen Points as the Germans had hoped