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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip fired two shots, killing the archduke and his wife, Sophie. -
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World War One
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German Troops Invade
The German troops poured into Belgium and France, The small Belgian army put up unexpected strong resistance, giving the French and British time to rush troops into the battle. -
William Howard Taft
Published "A message to the people of the United States" he expressed the surprise and fear many Americans felt at the news that Europe was at war. -
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Battle of the Marne
The allies pushed the German lines back some 40 miles, as 1914 drew to a close, leaders of both sides realized that there would be no quick war. -
U-Boat sinking
A U-boat sank a British passenger liner in the Irish Sea, killing more than 100 people, including one American. -
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The Battle Of Verdun
The germans launched a huge offensive designed to "bleed the French army white" by causing unsustainable casualties -
National Defense Act
Increased the number of soldiers in the regular army from some 90,000 to about 175,000 with an ultimate goal of 223,000 -
U-boat Warfare
Germany resumed fullscale U-boat warfare, the Germans were gambling that their U-boat fleet could defeat the Allies before the United States joined the war. -
Commitee on Public Information (CPI)
The CPI initially put out fact-based material that was censored to present an upbeat picture of the war. Very quickly, however, the CPI began churning out raw propaganda that pictured the Germans as evil monsters. -
Selective service act
Required men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register with local draft boards. -
"Yanks"
Thousands of "Yanks"- U.S. soldiers- cheered on by huge crowds, marched through Paris, France & stopped at the tomb of the Marquis de Lafayette, the French hero of the American Revolution. -
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Battle of the Somme
The longest battle of the war, the two sides suffered nearly 1 million more casualties, half of them deaths. -
National War Labor Board (NWLB)
This was established to ensure that the voice of labor was heard, the NWLB arbitrated disputes between workers and employers.
