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(EU) King Edward VII Funeral
It brought many leaders together before a major war. All of the leaders involved in WWI were gathered and brought some peace and respect before the war. -
(US) President Woodrow Wilson Inaugurated
President Woodrow Wilson, who would serve as commander in chief during World War I, officially becomes President for the first of two terms. -
(EU) Archduke Franz Ferdinand Shot in Sarajevo
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) Austria declares war on Serbia
A month after Franz Ferdinand was killed, Austria blamed Serbia and declared war. -
(EU) Germany declares war on France
Germany declares war on France because they were going to help Russia, then invades Belgium. -
(EU) Britain Declares War on Germany
Because Germany invades Belgium Britain declares war on Germany. -
(EU) Russia declares war on Turkey
Russia declares war on Turkey after the Turkish attacks on Russian ships. -
(EU) Christmas Truce of 1914
It was many but unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front of WWI. -
(EU) Germany threatens submarine warfare against merchant vessels
Germans threaten that water vessels would be destroyed -
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(US)Armenian Genocide
Also known as the America Holocaust, it was an execution of Armenians by the Turks of the Ottoman Empire. -
(EU) Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary
Italy enters the war on side of their allies. -
(US) US chases Pancho Villa
Pancho Villa would get captured, kill, escape and repeat. He wasn't disturbed for a short period of time but then he was killed. This took 11 months away from the US. -
(US/EU) Sinking of Lusitania
It was torpedoed by the Germans. The US didn't choose to believe that they were going to do it which caused the US to move closer to war. -
(US) Election of 1916
Ran by Woodrow Wilson and Charles Evans Hughes. Woodrow Wilson defeated Hughes. Wilson won electoral and popular votes. -
(EU) Battle of the Somme
It was fought by the armies of the British Empire and France against the German Empire -
(US) Zimmerman Telegraph
It was a letter for the German ambassador to tell the President of Mexico to go to war if the US does. -
(US) Woodrow Wilson asks Congress for a Declaration of War
Woodrow Wilson asks to declare war against Germany -
(US) United States Declares war on Germany
On the 6th, the United States was declared and was at war with Germany. -
(US) Selective Service Act
Congress approves the selective service act for the draft. -
(EU) Germany and Russia Peace
The Germans sign a peace treaty with the government of Russia that states that gives Germans land and allowed Germans to shift soldiers. -
(US) Battle of Cantigny
This battle is the first major American offensive of the war. -
(US) Chateau-Thierry
This battle the Americans attack the Germans at Chateau-Thierry. It led to the greater Battle of Belleau Wood. -
(US) Battle of Belleau Wood
This battle begins as the U.S. Marine Corps attacks the Germans. -
(US) Battle of St. Mihiel
The battle began when 300,000 American troops fling themselves into the German lines.
