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Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Archduke of Austria was assassinated and cause a disrupt in alliances. -
Wilson Urges Neutrality
President Wilson urges the country to remain neutral during the war as to not get involved with either side. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
Sinking of Cunard ocean liner by German warfare against the United Kingdom, killing several U.S. citizens. -
Zimmerman Note
A secret diplomatic communication issued from the Germans to Mexico proposing a deal for them to enter that war. -
America Declares War
President Wilson goes before a joint session of congress to request a declaration of war against Germany. -
Creation of the CPI
President Wilson created the committee on public informations to promote the war. -
Selective Service Act
Act that authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through conscription. -
Espionage Act
Made any statement considered unloyal to the U.S. government, constitution, or military illegal. -
American Troops Enter Europe
The first 14,000 of American infantry troops land in France to fight in the war. -
Wilson’s 14 Points
A statement of principles for peace that was to be used for negotiations to end the war, outlined in a speech to congress by President Wilson. -
Second Battle of Marne
Archduke of Austria was assassinated and cause a disrupt in alliances. Ended on August 6, 1918. -
German Surrender in Compiegne, France
The armistice, or surrender, of Germany, ending the fighting on the western front. -
Paris Peace Conference
The nations at war meet in Paris, France to begin the long and complicated negotiations that would officially mark the end of the war. Ended in July of 1923. -
Rejection of the Treaty of Versailles
The U.S. denies the treaty saying that the country would never join the League of Nations.
