World War 1

(EU) Funeral of King Edward

May 20, 1910

It brought everyone together with the people that were going to war four years later

(US) President Woodrow Wilson Inaugurated

Mar 4, 1913

President Woodrow Wilson. who served as commander in chief during World War 1, offcially becomes President for the first of two terms.

(EU) Archduke Franz Ferdinand Shot in Sarajevo

Jun 28, 1914

On this day, the Archduke of Austria-Hungary was shot by Gavrilo Princip. This event is often considered the spark for world war 1, which would grow because of entangling alliances.

(EU) Germany Attacks and Declares War on France

Aug 3, 1914

Two days after declaring war on Russia, Germany declares war on France, moving ahead with a long-held strategy, conceived by the former chief of staff of the German army.

(EU) Britain Declares War on Germany

Aug 4, 1914

Belgium's ports were close to the British coast and German control of Belgium would have been seen as a serious threat to Britain. In the end, Britain refused to ignore the events of 4 August 1914, when Germany attacked France through Belgium.

(EU) Russia declares war on Ottoman Empire

Nov 4, 1914

Enver Pasha had succeeded in bringing the Ottoman Empire into the First World War on the side of the Germany and Austria-Hungary.

(EU) Christmas Truce of 1914

Dec 25, 1914

The Christmas truce was a series of widespread but unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front of World War I around Christmas 1914.

(US) Sinking of the Lusitania

May 7, 1915

The Americans were sending supplies to Britain but they had weapons so the Germans were planning to sink it and they warned the US to not let humans get on the ship because they will sink it and later they did

(US) US chases Pancho Villa

1916

The Mexican Revolution was happening and US was trying to kill Pancho but couldn't which made them realize that their army was not ready for a war.

(EU)Battle of the Somme

Jul 1, 1916

Also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and France against the German Empire.

(US) Election of 1916

Nov 7, 1916

Woodrow Wilson won the election by just a few votes. He did not want to go to war and Charles Evans Hughes did so half of US wanted to go to war and the other half did not.

Zimmerman Telegram

Jan 19, 1917

German ambassador gave president of Mexico a telegram saying to be allies with them, tell Japan to join the war, and to fight USA.

(EU) The Russian revolution

Mar 8, 1917

Tsar Nicholas ll is removed from power on March 15. It removed Russia from the war.

(US) Woodrow Wilson ask Congress for Declaration of War

Apr 2, 1917

Woodrow Wilson got mad at Germany for sinking the Lusitania and going behind there backs with México.

(US) United States Declares War on Germany

Apr 6, 1917

The congress agreed on declaring was on Germany

(US) American Combat

Jun 24, 1917

The American combat arrived at France because they were allies during the war. When African Americans got to France they got treated better than in the U.S..

(US) American Women

1918

American Women went to Europe to serve as bilingual telephone operators for the AEF.

(US) Fourteen Points

Jan 8, 1918

Windrow Wilson came up with fourteen reasons why the war should end.

(EU) Spring Offensive

Mar 21, 1918

Germany attacks the Western Front because they wanted to defeat the allies and end WW1. They knew the Germany would attack, but Germany still succeed.

(US) Battle of Cantigny

May 28, 1918

First major and offensive battle that the US fought in during WW.

(EU) Armistice

Nov 11, 1918

Germany agrees to an armistice and the fighting stops on November the eleventh at 11:00am.

(EU) Treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

Germany surrendered and signed a peace treaty to end the war