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Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The assassination was the spark the started World War I. The Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip killed him. -
Germany Invaded France through Belgium (WWI begins)
Germany plans to invade France through Belgium in 6 weeks. This was called the Schlieffen plan and it was not successful because it took Germany 3 weeks to get through Belgium allowing France to prepare for Germany's arrival. -
1st Battle of the Marne
This battle took place on the western front between France and Germany. The battle lead to trench warfare. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The Lusitania was a British liner that got attacked by Germany. This was unrestricted submarine warfare and this made the United States mad because 128 Americans were killed during this sinking. Unrestricted submarine warfare with Germany is one of the three reasons the U.S. joined the war. -
Battle of Verdun
This was one of the longest battle fought. It was fought between Germany and France on the western front. There were about 1.25 million casualties total -
French passenger vessel Sussex was sunk
Germany accidentally sunk the French passenger vessel Sussex thinking it was a minelayer. There were 80 causalities. -
Passing the National Defense Act
This act expanded the Army and the National Guard. It also created an Officers' and an Enlisted Reserve Corps. -
Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme was a very deadly battle because of the high casualty rate. In just one day 60,000 British were killed. It was also the firs battle of World War I. This battle was between the Britsih and France armies aainst the Germans. -
Publication of the Zimmerman Note
The Zimmerman note was sent to Mexico by Germany to try and convince Mexico to join the war with Germany and in return get back their land they lost to the United States. This note was intercepted and America declares war on Germany. -
Selective Service Act was passed
This act required all men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for the military. 24,000,000 men registered to join the war and only 4,800,000 men actually served. Women were allowed to do not combat jobs like nurses. -
Espionage Act passed
This act forbade actions that obstructed recruitment or efforts to promte insubordination in the military. It ordered the Postmaster General to remove leftist materials from themal. There wuld be fines up to$10000 and/ or up to 20 years in prison for breaking this act. -
U.S. troops first land in France
The United States final decided to join the war because of three main reasons. Those reasons were that we had economic ties with Europe, unrestricted submarine warfare, and the Zimmerman Note. -
Bolsheviks seize power in Russia
The Bolsheviks only controlled a small part of Russia. The leader was Vladimir Lenin. Lenin had promised to end the war, to give land to peasants, to give workers control of factories, to take control of the banks and to give power to soviets of workers and soldiers set up throughout Russia. -
Wilson established 14 points program
These pinciples made Wilson the moral leader of Allied cause. A few key ideas of the points included abolishing secret treaties, freedom of the seas, free trade, reduction of armaments, readjustment of colonial claims and self-determination. The 14th point was the creation of the League of Nations but not everyone supported this idea. Wilson had lots of critics. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
This was a peace treaty between the Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey). It ended Russia's participation in World War I. -
Wilson established the National War Labor Board
The purpose of this board was to prevent strikes that would interrupt production in war industries. It also supported 8- hour work days, equal pay for women, and the right to organize unions. -
Sedition Act passed
This act said that it was a crime to speak against the purchase of war bonds or willfully utter ,print, write or publish any disloyal, profane, scurrilous or abusive language about this form of US government, the Constitution or armed forces. -
2nd Battle of the Marne
This was the last major battle for the Germans on western front. This battle was a significant Allied victory which lead to Germany ground and commanders believed the war was lost -
Germany surrenders
Germany surrenders on what became known as Armistice Day. With Germany surrendering it ended fighting on the western front. Wilson's 14 points included cessation of hostilities, the withdrawal of German troops to behind their own borders, the exchange of prisoners, a promise of reparations, the disposition of German warships and submarines. -
Treaty of Versailles signed
This treaty ended war between Germany and the Allied Powers. A main part of the treaty said that they wanted Germany to pay for what they did. This is also as reparations. They wanted Germany to pay $33 billion roughly
