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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip shot the Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie during an official visit in Sarajevo. -
Great War Begins
Also called World War 1, caused by the assassination of Franz Ferdinand -
Kaiser declares "open season" on ships
Germany proclaimed that the North Sea would be a war zone, which meant if a ship entered the territory, the submarines would sink it. -
Lusitania Sank
One of the German submarines sunk the Lusitania which was a British ship. The ship had 1,900 passengers on board and more than 1,100 perished, including 120 Americans. -
Battle of the Somme
The Battle of Somme is one of the bloodiest military battles in history. It was fought by Great Britian and France against Germany. -
Wilson Re-Elected
Wilson won against Charles Evans Hughes in the 1916 election. -
Zimmerman Note Intercepted
A note sent from Germany to Mexico suggesting a Mexico-Germany alliance was intercepted by America and is the main reason for the United States entering WW1. -
US Declares War on Germany
The US declared war on Germany because of their use of unrestricted submarines warfare and becauase of the Zimmerman Note -
Selective Service Act
The Selective Service Act was authorized by the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into WW1. -
Convoy System
During WW1, since the Germans would use u-boats to destroy any ship in their territory, ships started traveling together for protection and securtiy. -
Espionage Act Passed
The Espionage Act essentially made it a crime for any person to convey information intended to interfere with the U.S. armed forces prosecution of the war effort or to promote the success of the country’s enemies. -
Russia Pulls out of War
Bolsheviks overthrew the government and they withdrew from the war. -
Fourteen Points Speech
Statement of principles for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations to end World War 1 -
Flu Epidemic
An unusally deadly influenza epidemic effected Europe, the US, and parts of Asia before spreading around the world. The estimated number of people infected was 500 million people. -
Sedition Act Passed
This extended the Espionage Act, which added that you could not insult the government, the flag, the military, or anything anti-war. You would be faced with a fine of $10,000 and 20 years in prison if you did. -
Germany Signs Armistice
Whenever Germany signed this, it meant there was an agreement to not have any more fighting on the Western Front.
