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Archduke Francis Ferdinand is assassinated
.A bomb is thrown at their auto but misses. Undaunted, 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.
Effects the united states because Archduke Francis Ferdinand is assassinated s sparked a chain of events that led to the outbreak of World War 1 -
The United States declares its neutrality
The United States declares its neutrality. effects American The war created a tremendous demand for American industrial and agricultural products. Both sides placed orders with U.S. -
German U- boats attacked
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. A chin that led to world war 1 and American to get involved -
Kept us out of war
American voters re-elect President Woodrow Wilson who had campaigned on the slogan, "He kept us out of war. a year later we went into war -
The Zimmermann telegram is passed along
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. -
U.S declares war
The United States of America declares war on Germany. U.S prepares for war -
The first American troops land in France.
The first American troops land in France. the U.S gets ready to fight in world war 1. -
the 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 -
Armistice Ends Fighting
A 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. the guns on the Western Front fell silent. Although fighting continued elsewhere, the armistice between Germany and the Allies was the first step to ending World War -
Treaty of Versailles
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. finally ending the war