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Archdukes Death
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife go to Sarajevo, but are assassinated, and the people it's believed to be from a Serbian Nationalist.
This is significant to the US because we've had several assassinations in our time, and what could stop Serbian or even Germany from killing our president? -
Britain and her friends join
Britain declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary. This includes other countries like Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and South America. US States their Neutrality. This wasn't that significant to the US except for the fact that we helped supply they countries, and now majority of the places around the US were in war. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
German U-boat attacks Lusitania, downing 1,201 people which includes 128 Americans.
This affected the US a lot, the several deaths caused panic between Americans as they wished to strike war. -
Re-election
The Americans re-elect Woodrow Wilson, he held the slogan ''He kept us out of war.''
He was a great president for the USA and it helped us keep neutrality for awhile. -
The telegram
The British intercept a telegram sent by Alfred Zimmermann, the message spoke of plans for an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States. Mexico could gain their old land, which is now AZ, NM, and TX, in favor of joining Germany. They made it public, causing an outcry. This was great for the US so we could find out about the events between Germany and Mexico, so we could stop it or prepare. -
War for the United States
The USA declares war on Germany, joining the central powers. this created a turning point in the war, and it meant we could fight for those who died on ships during neutrality. -
Trip to France
After German airplanes bomb London, the US finally let their soldiers into France, there to save them. This was significant because it was the first place the troops had been drops since declaration of war. -
The Sedition Act of 1918
The Sedition Act covered a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light or interfered with the sale of government bonds.
This was important because it helped clear up some of the bad language people spoke to the choices in the War. -
Armistice end fighting
At 5:10 am, in a railway car at Compiègne, France, the Germans sign the Armistice which is effective at 11 am--the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. 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. -
End of the War
Germany officially ends the war in the Palace of Versailles, France. The treaty was 230 pages! back in Germany, people were upset, responding in mass destruction and they blamed themselves for the outcome. it affected the USA since the war they were fighting in was finally over.