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1(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 I, which would grow because of entangling alliances. -
Russia Mobilizes
Russia mobilizes its vast army to intervene against Austria-Hungary in favor of its ally, Serbia. This move starts a chain reaction that leads to the mobilization of the rest of the European Great Powers and inevitably to the outbreak of hostilities. -
2Germany invades and declares war on France
Germany declares war on France -
3britain declares war on france
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(US) President Woodrow Wilson declares US policy of Neutrality
President Woodrow Wilson declared that the United States would remain neutral and would not be apart of the war -
4Sinking of the Lusitania
The sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania occurred on Friday, 7 May 1915 during the First World War, as Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom which had implemented a naval blockade of Germany. -
5Woodrow Wilson elected President
The 1916 United States presidential election was the 33rd presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1916. President Woodrow Wilson defeated Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican candidate. -
9Congress passes the Espionage Acts (1917)
The Espionage Act of 1917 is passed by Congress, making it a crime “to willfully cause or attempt to cause insubordination (refuse), disloyalty, mutiny (rebel against authorities), or refusal of duty, in the military or naval forces of the United States,” or to “willfully obstruct (destroy) the recruiting or enlistment service of the United States.” -
6Zimmerman Note
The Zimmermann Telegram was a secret communication issued from the German Office in January 1917 that proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico. If the United States entered World War I against Germany, Mexico would get Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico back. -
7Wilson asks for declaration of war
Germany's attacks on passenger in Submarines and merchant ships in 1917 became the primary motivation behind Wilson's decision to lead ask for war. -
8The United States Declares War
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11Spanish Influenza
The 1918 influenza pandemic was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic, the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus. It infected 500 million people around the world, including people on remote Pacific islands and in the Arctic. -
10Armistice
The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War I between the Allies and their opponent, Germany.
