-
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and Franz Ferdinand's wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, occurred in Sarajevo when they were mortally wounded by Gavrilo Princip. -
Trench Warfare, Poison Gas, and Machine Guns
This equipment was prepared and used when war broke out, starting World War I. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
Germany sank the Russian steamship with many American passengers on board. Thus, the United States entered the World War I. -
Russian Revolution
This was the political and social revolutions that started the abolishment of the monarchy's and ended with the forming of the Soviet Union. -
U.S. entry into WWI
U.S asked regular living people to volunteer and fight in the War with propaganda. -
Zimmerman Telegram
This was a secret note directed to Mexico, in hope for the unity/alliance of Germany and Mexico -
Battle of Argonne Forest
This was a major part of the final Allied offensive of World War I that stretched along the entire Western Front -
Armistice
An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce -
Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points
The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. -
Treaty of Versailles
This was a peace treaty that ended World War I. This ended the state of war between Germany and the allied powers.
