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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand:The outbreak of WW1
Ferdinand was assassinated on June 28th,1914. This is important because this assassination led to the outbreak of the first world war. -
America Proclaims Neutrality in World War 1
This event happened on August 4,1914,It is important because it was a longstanding idea at the heart of American foreign policy that the united states would not entangle itself with alliances with other nations. -
The battle of the Marne
The exact date of this event is September 5,1914. This event is important because the first battle of the Marne succeeded in pushing the Germans back for a distance of 40 to 50 miles and thus saved the capital city of Paris from capture. -
The sinking of the Lusitania
The exact day this event is May 7,1915. It was important because it set off a chain of events that led to the U.S entering world war 1. -
The Declaration of Unrestricted Submarine Warfare by Germany
The exact date of this event is September 1,1915. This is important because it became the primary motivation behind Wilson's decision to lead the United States into World War I. -
The battle of the Verdun
The exact date of this event is February,21,1916. This is important because World War I engagement in which the French repulsed a major German offensive. It was one of the longest, bloodiest, and most-ferocious battles of the war; French casualties amounted to about 400,000, German ones to about 350,000. Some 300,000 were killed. -
The Sussex Incident
The exact date of this incident is March,24,1916. This incident is important because It prompted a U.S threat to sever diplomatic relations. -
The battle of Somme
The exact date of this event is July 1,1916. This is important because it was one of the largest battles of World War I, and among the bloodiest in all of human history. -
The Re-election of Woodrow Wilson
This happened on Tuesday,November 7,1916. This event is important because he campaigned on a program called "The New Freedom". -
The interception of the Zimmermann telegram
The exact date of this event is March,1,1917. This is important because it was considered perhaps Britain's greatest intelligence coup of World War I and, coupled with American outrage over Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare, was the tipping point persuading the U.S. to join the war. -
The United States Enters World War 1
The exact date of this is April 6,1917. This is important because it was the turning point of the war and made the eventual defeat of Germany possible. -
The Selective Service Act
The exact date is May 18,1917. This is important because it provided our Nation with a structure and a system of guidelines which will provide the most prompt, efficient, and equitable draft possible, if the country should need it. -
The landing of the American Expeditionary Force in France
This event happened in June,1917. This is important because it helped to defeat Germany earlier than expected. -
The passing of the Espionage Act
The exact date of this event is June,15 1917. This is important because it limited dissent to the war. -
The Fourteen Points by President Wilson
The exact date of this event was January 18,1918. This was important because it was designed to undermine the Central Powers' will to continue, and to inspire the Allies to victory. -
Russia Pulls Out of Worldwar 1
The exact date was march 3,1918. This was important because they were paving the way for the October Revolution and a Bolshevik takeover of government. -
The beginning of the Spanish Flu epidemic
The exact date of this event was March 4,1918. This was important because It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. -
The Passing of the Sedition act
The exact date was May 16,1918. This was important because it made it a crime for American citizens to "print, utter, or publish... any false, scandalous, and malicious writing" about the government. -
The battle of Argonne Forest
The exact date of this event is September 26,1918. This was important because It was one of the attacks that brought an end to the War and was fought from September 26 – November 11, 1918, when the Armistice was signed. -
Armistice Day ends world war 1
The exact date of this event November 11,1918, This is important because an armistice was the fastest way to end the war's misery and carnage. -
The Paris peace conference and treaty of versailles
The exact date of this was November 11,1919.This was important because The purpose of the meeting was to establish the terms of the peace after World War.