World War I

By Kyle Phillips

  • Kaiser declares "open season" on ships

    Kaiser says any ship can be fired on.

  • Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

    Franz ferdinand is shot during a parade.

  • Great war begins

    The great war begins in europe.

  • Lusitania sank

    U.S. passenger ship sank due to "open season".

  • Battle of Somme

    Battle of Somme will go one for several months.

  • Wilson re-elected

    U.S. president re-elected to office.

  • Zimmerman note intercepted

    U.S. intercepts messages from Germany.

  • U.S. declares war on Germany

    United States joins the great war against Germany.

  • Selective Service Act

    The selective service act is passed.

  • convoy system introduced.

    The british naval convoy system is created.

  • Espionage Act passed

    The espionage act is passed as a federal law.

  • Russia pulls out of the war.

    Russia decides to leave the great war.

  • Flu epidemic

    The flu epidemic killed more people than the great war.

  • Fourteen Points speech given

    President Wilson gives speech about world peace.

  • Sedition act

    The sedition act is passed.

  • Germany signs armistice

    Germany signs a treaty with the countries.