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(EU)King Edward VII Funeral
It was a gathering of powers before World War I. Many attend but three stood out and they are Tsar Nicholas II, Kaiser Wilhelm II and King George V, the (Three Emperors). -
(US) President Woodrow Wilson Inaugurated
President Woodrow Wilson, who would serve as commander in chief during World War l, officially becomes President for the first of two terms. -
(EU)Arch Duke Franz Ferdinan Shot in Sarajevo
On this day, the Arch Duke of Austria-Hungary was shot by Gavrilo Princip. This event is often considered the spark of World War l, Which would grow because of entangling alliances. -
(EU) Christmas Truce of 1914
On Christmas there was a cease fire and the forces left the trenches and went to other sides to talk and exchange gifts with each other and there was even a soccer game. -
Sinking of the Lusitania (US)
The Lusitania was a passenger ship that was attacked by German forces and it was sunk making the U.S. declare war on Germany -
US chases Pancho Villa (US)
several hundred Mexican guerrillas under the command of Francisco “Pancho” Villa cross the U.S.-Mexican border and attack the small border town of Columbus -
Battle of the Somme (EU)
Fought between July 1 and November 1, 1916, near the Somme River in France, it was also one of the bloodiest military battles in history. On the first day alone, the British suffered more than 57,000 casualties, and by the end of the campaign the Allies and Central Powers would lose more than 1.5 million men. -
Election of 1916 (US)
President Woodrow Wilson defeated Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes. He won by the slogan "He kept us out of war" -
(US)Woodrow Wilson asks Congress for a Declaration of War
The public wanted Wilson to leave the U.S neutrality and declare war and so Wilson asks Congress for war (He has to ask congress makes the decision not Wilson) and four days later they obliged. -
(EU)United States Declares War on Germany
They went to war -
(EU)Britain declares war on Germany
Britain declared war after German forces invaded Poland. The speech was given by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain for both France and Britain
