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The Election of President Woodrow Wilson
Wilson had emerged as a powerful champion of the progressive agenda on the domestic scene and a strong spokesperson for American neutrality in the devastating -
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand: The Outbreak of WW1
to free Bosnia and Herzegovina of Austria-Hungarian rule and establish a common South Slav ("Yugoslav") state. -
America Proclaims Neutrality in World War 1
Many progressives believed much of its power derived from its ability to avoid costly entanglements in Europe and elsewhere. America, they argued, could serve the world best by concentrating on reforms at home and setting an example of peace and democracy. -
The Battle of the Marne
marked the end of the German sweep into France and the beginning of the trench warfare that was to characterise World War One. -
The Sinking of the Lusitania
caused international outrage and helped turn public opinion against Germany, particularly in the then-neutral United States -
The Battle of the Verdun
symbolises the determination of the French Army and the destructiveness of the war. -
The Sussex Incident
prompted a U.S. threat to sever diplomatic relations. -
The Battle of the Somme
A more professional and effective army emerged from the battle. -
The Re-Election of President Woodrow Wilson
The Campaign and Election of 1912. Although Woodrow Wilson was convinced that God had destined him to be president, it took all his political skill -
The Interception of the Zimmermann Telegram
conveyed Germany's intentions should America enter the war. That included urging Mexico to join Germany in declaring war against the United States. -
The Declaration of New Unrestricted Submarine Warfare by Germany
became the primary motivation behind Wilson's decision to lead the United States into World War I. -
The United States Enters World War 1
it made the eventual defeat of Germany possible. -
The Selective Service Act
provide 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 Espionage act
broadly sought to crack down on wartime activities considered dangerous or disloyal -
The Landing of the American Expeditionary Force in France
helped the French Army on the Western Front during the Aisne Offensive -
The Beginning of the Spanish Flu Epidemic
infected about 500 million people worldwide and resulted in 5o million deaths. -
The Fourteen Point by President Wilson
as the basis for peace negotiations at the end of World War I. -
Russia Pulls Out of World War 1
because it was in the interest of Russian Communists (Bolsheviks) who took power in November 1917. The Bolsheviks' priority was to win a civil war against their domestic opponents, not to fight in WW1. -
The Passing of the Sedition
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 Meuse-Argonne Offensive was a part of the final Allied offensive of World War I. 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 culmination of a coordinated Allied offensive extending across the western front, a distance of more than 400 miles. Faced with this overwhelming advance, the Germans were driven back from the territory they had fought hard to acquire over four long years of war. -
The Paris Peace Conference & Treaty Of Versailles
gave some German territories to neighbouring countries and placed other German territories under international supervision