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Period: to
World War One
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Wilson elected president
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The Assassination Austrian Archduke Ferdinand
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President Wilson says U.S. will remain neutral
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Lusitania sunk
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The Sussex fired on. This lead to the Sussex pledge which promised not to attack cargo,merchant or passenger ships
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Britiain intercepts the Zimmerman telegraph
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Declaration of War on Germany
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Selective Service Act passed
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War Industries Board created
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Germany and Russia sign an armistice. This closed the Eastern front
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U.S. President Woodrow Wilson issues his Fourteen Points to peace.
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American forces get first victory
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American forces defeat Germany; U.S. suffers heavy loses
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Armistice declared
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Treaty of Versailles signed