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Heir to Austrian throne assassinated
Archduke Franz Ferdinand who is the hair to the Austrian throne and his wife visit Sarajevo in Bosnia. They get a bomb thrown at them but it misses them as they continue their trip. later they both get shot and killed by what is believed to be a Serbian nationalist. This causes Austria to point fingers at the entirety of Serbia which will most likely result in war. -
Declaration of war on Germany.
Britain declared war on Germany. This declaration of war is agreed upon by all dominions of the British empire. -
Lusitania ship blown up by German U boat.
One German U-boat blows up the Lusitania U.S. ship which results in 1,201 dead and 128 of that is Americans. President Woodrow Wilson is mad by this an sends four diplomatic protests to Germany in which further pushes conflict between the two countries. -
Re-election
Former president is re-elected due to the fact that he kept the U.S. out of war. -
Zimmerman Telegram intercepted
The Germans send a message to Mexico stating the war plans on how to attack America successfully. Stating that Germany will provide tactical support as Mexico takes southwest land. This message was intercepted by the British who pass it down to the Americans who once informed are ready to take action. -
declaration of war.
The United states of America declares war on Germany -
troops in france
The first American troops land in France during WWI -
the sedition act
the Sedition Act, passed on May 16, 1918, augmented the already stringent Espionage Act of 1917, the New York Herald ran this cartoon by William Allen Rogers touting Uncle Sam's expanded authority to "round up" those that would oppose the government. -
11
in Compiegne, France, the Germans sign the armistice in which the terms will start at 11 am at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. During this time period there where over 2000 casualties. and finally war was over. -
end of WWI
in the Palace of Versailles in France a German delegation signs a 230 page treaty officially ending WWI.