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assassination of franz ferdinand
He was leader of a country and his killing lead to world war one -
Great War begins
also known as the First World War, or the Great War, was a global war started in Europe and lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history. Major military advancements were made -
Kaiser declares “open season” on ships
Germany allowed their U-Boats to begin sinking any ships they wanted, civilian ships, cargo ships, military ships and many innocent civilians were killed -
Lusitania sank
Lusitania is torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. Within 20 minutes, the vessel sank into the Celtic Sea. Of 1,959 passengers and crew, 1,198 people were drowned, including 128 Americans. -
Zimmerman note intercepted
telegram received and deciphered by British intelligence in January 1917, Zimmermann instructed the ambassador, Count Johann von Bernstorff, to offer significant financial aid to Mexico if it agreed to enter any future U.S-German conflict as a German ally. -
Sedition Act passed
On May 16, 1918, the United States Congress passes the Sedition Act, a piece of legislation designed to protect America’s participation in World War I. -
Wilson re-elected
After a hard-fought contest, Wilson defeated Hughes by nearly 600,000 votes in the popular vote and secured a narrow majority in the Electoral College by winning several swing states with thin margins -
Battle of the Somme
It was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire -
US declares war on Germany
President Wilson appeared before a joint session of Congress and asked for a declaration of war against Germany in order to "make the world safe for democracy." On April 4, Congress granted Wilson's request. -
Selective service act
authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through the compulsory enlistment of people. -
Convoy system
a group of merchant vessels sailing together, with or without naval escort, for mutual security and protection -
Espionage Age passed
It was intended to prohibit interference with military operations or recruitment, to prevent insubordination in the military, and to prevent the support of United States enemies during wartime -
Russia pulls out of the war
Russia decides not to continue the war, pulls troops out of the war zones. -
June Flu Epidemic
A disease that moved quickly through the trenches that killed many -
fourteen points speech
speech on War Aims and Peace Terms, President Wilson set down 14 points as a blueprint for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations after World War I. -
Germany signs armistice
the agreement that ended the fighting on the Western Front. It went into effect at 11 a.m. Paris time on 11 November 1918 it was "the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month", and marked a victory for the Allies and a complete defeat for Germany
