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Assasination of Archduke Franz
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated while he was on a trip to Serbia. The Archduke was the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. His wife was also killed. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
This was the beginning of WWI. Threatened by Serbian ambition in Europe, Austria-Hungary determined that the proper response to the assassinations was to prepare for a possible military invasion of Serbia. -
Germany declares war on Russia
France and Belgium begin full mobilization, -
The united states declares its neutrality
President Woodrow Wilson declared that the United States would remain “impartial in thought as well as in action.” -
France severs diplomatic relations with Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary invades Russia -
German Submarine sinks Lusitina
German submarine sinks the passenger liner Lusitania during crossing from New York to Liverpool, England, killing 128 Americans. -
Wilson threatens to sever diplomatic ties with Germany
President Woodrow Wilson threatens to sever diplomatic ties between the United States and Germany following the sinking of the passenger ferry Sussex by a U-Boat in the English Channel. -
President Wilson's Address to Congress
He sent a note to Congress, declaring that "no other alternative, consistent with the dignity and honor of the United States, remained but to hand the German Ambassador" -
declaration of war against Germany
President Woodrow Wilson delivered this address to a joint session of Congress. The resulting congressional vote brought the United States into World War I. -
U.S congress passes selective service act
after the U.S entered the First World War, the U.S Congress passes the Selective Service Act -
Western front
Western Front comprises the Franco-German-Belgian front and any military action in Great Britain, Switzerland, Scandinavia and Holland. -
Wilsons 14 points
In this address to Congress, President Wilson lists his "Fourteen Points" for a just and lasting peace. -
Russia leaves WWI
Russia signs a treaty with the Central Powers ending its participation in World War I. -
Battle of Cantigny
the second day of the great German offensive, was the first American offensive of World War I. -
The Armistice
the armistice that ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War I between the Allies and Germany. -
Wilson presents his draft of leage of nations
as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War -
Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles
Officially ending Germany's involvement in WW1 -
Inauguration of the League of Nations held in Paris
the Treaty of Versailles came into effect, officially ending the First World War. -
U.S senate rejects Treaty of Versalies for the second time
by a vote of 49-35, they were seven votes short of a two-thirds majority needed for approval. -
peace treaty with Germany
signed in Berlin on August 25, 1921, in the aftermath of World War I.
