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Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assasinated
The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg were assassinated in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. -
Neutrality of the US
World War I erupts in Europe, President Woodrow Wilson formally proclaims the neutrality of the United States. -
Take down of the Lusitania
US shifts away from neutrality when the English boat the Lusitania is attacked and 128 Americans die -
Woodrow Wilsons Re-election
Woodrow Wilson beats Charles E. Hughes in the U.S. presidential election. Woodrow's slogans were "Keep America out of war" and "America first" -
Alfred Zimmermen telegram
A telegram sent by Alfred Zimmermann in the German Foreign Office to the German embassies in Washington, D.C., it was decoded and said to be Germany trying to become allies with Mexico to take down the us. -
U.S Declares War
The us passes a declaration of war and officially joins world war 1. -
Troops in France
The first American troops land in France. -
Sedition Act
The Sedition Act of 1918 curtailed the free speech rights of U.S. citizens during time of war. -
Silence on the Western front
the guns on the Western Front fell silent. Although other battles kept going this was the first step to ending the war. -
The Versailles peace treaty
World war one is ended on all corners of the world.
