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assassinated
A bomb is thrown at Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife auto but misses they continue their visit only to be shot and killed a short time later by a lone assassin. Believing the assassin to be a Serbian nationalist, the Austrians target their anger toward Serbia. This is important because we have allies and if they go to war then that means we go to war too. -
WAR
Great Britain declares war on Germany. The declaration is binding on all Dominions within the British Empire including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa. . This important to the US because we are allies with great Britain so we had to help them in war against Germany. -
War at sea
A German U-Boat torpedoes the British passenger liner Lusitania off the Irish coast. It sinks in 18 minutes, drowning 1,201 persons, including 128 Americans. President Woodrow Wilson subsequently sends four diplomatic protests to Germany. This important to the US because this shoes militarism because there were American passengers on that ship -
Presidential elections
American voters re-elect President Woodrow Wilson who had campaigned on the slogan, "He kept us out of war." This is nationalism because he claims he can keep us out of war -
US is going down
According to the scheme, Germany would provide tactical support while Mexico would benefit by expanding into the American Southwest, retrieving territories that had once been part of Mexico. The Zimmermann telegram is passed along by the British to the Americans and is then made public, causing an outcry from interventionists in the U.S. such as former president Teddy Roosevelt, who favor American military involvement in the war. This is alliances against the US which would cause war against us -
We want war
The United States of America declares war on Germany. This is alliances and militarism because declared war on another country and will end up bringing our alliances into it all. -
Off to 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. Passed on May 16, 1918, as an amendment to Title I of the Espionage Act of 1917, the act provided for further and expanded limitations on speech. -
railway car at Compiegne
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. -
Palace of Versailles
a German delegation signs the Treaty formally ending the war. Its 230 pages contain terms that have little in common with Wilson's Fourteen Points as the Germans had hoped. Germans back home react with mass demonstrations against the perceived harshness, especially clauses that assess sole blame for the war on Germany.
