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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
A 19-year old Bosnian Serb assassination the archduke and his wife Sophie while they were driving by in a car on their way to see a wounded officer that had been attacked earlier by another Bosnian Serb. -
Wilson Urges Neutrality
Wilson urges neutrality in America due to the mass immigration of people from many parts of the world to the U.S. He didn't want to cause internal conflict within the country due to opposing opinions and nationalism from the immigrants towards their involved countries in the war. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
When the Lusitania was sailing to Liverpool, England it was sank by a German U-Boat. 1,100 passengers died including 120 Americans. -
Zimmerman Note
In the telegram, Zimmerman offered Mexico significant financial aid if they agreed to enter any future U.S German conflict as a German ally. Germany also offered Mexico the lost territories of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona -
America Declares War
Wilson stood before Congress and requested a declaration of war against Germany for Germany's violation of its pledge to suspend unrestricted submarine warfare in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, as well as its attempt to entice Mexico into an alliance against the U.S. -
Creation of the CPI
Wilson created the Committee on Public Information to promote the war domestically while publicizing American war aims abroad. Under the control of muckrakers, the CPI recruited heavily from business, media, academics, and art. -
Selective Service Act
The Selective Service Act gave the president the right to draft soldiers into the war. The act required all men in the U.S between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service. -
Espionage Act
The act made it a crime for any person to convey information intended to interfere with the U.S armed forces prosecution of the war effort or to promote the success of the country's enemies. -
American Troops Enter Europe
The first 14,000 U.S infantry troops land in France at the port of Saint Nazaire. The landing site had been kept secret because of the mass number of German U-Boats. Though ready to fight, the troops were untrained and ill-equipped. -
Wilson's 14 Points
The fourteen points was a statement of principles for peace that was used for peace negotiations in order to end WWI. The points were outlined in a speech on wair aims and peace teams to the U.S Congress. -
Second Battle of Marne
Known as the last major offensive attack made by the Germans, but ended as an Allied victory. This war was one of the last stands made by the Germans due to the fact that they not only lost numerous soldiers but land. -
German Surrender in Compiegne, France
In Compiegne, an agreement between the Allies and Germany was made that ended the fighting on the Western Front. -
Paris Peace Conference
This peace conference marked the near end of WWI. Leaders of the Allied powers came together to discuss actions that would be taken after the war came to an end, mainly actions taken towards Germany. -
Rejection of the Treaty of Versailles
The U.S rejected the Treaty of Versailles with the League of Nations because Congress thought that by joining the League of Nations we would lose our power.
