World War I

By Brobinson1230

  • Ferdinand Assassin

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife are assassinated. Sparked the outbreak of WWI. Serbian government was blamed for the assassination

  • Hollywood, California

    Hollywood, California, becomes the center of movie production in the U.S. Merged with Los Angeles in 1907. Is very densely populated.

  • Theory of Relativity

    Albert Einstein proposes his general theory of relativity. Determined that the laws of physics are the same for all non-accelerating observers.

  • Lusitania sinks

    German U-boats sink the Lusitania, and 1,198 people die. This occured off the coast of Ireland. The attack aroused considerable indignation in the United States, but Germany defended the action.

  • Telephone call

    Alexander Graham Bell makes first transcontinental telephone call. Reached from New York to Chicago

  • Germany Declares War

    Germany declares war on Russia and France. Great Britain declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary. Began from the assassination of Ferdinand.

  • Verdun vs Somme

  • Woodrow Wilson President

  • US Declares War on Germany

  • Selective Service Act

  • Russia Withdraws from War

  • Sedition Act