WW1

Assassination

Jun 28, 1914

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and his wife Sophie, were assassinated in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. They were shot to death by a angry citizon

BritanDeclaredWar

Aug 4, 1914

Great Britain declares war on Germany. this includes Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa.

LusitaniaSunk

May 7, 1915

the U-Boat sank the Lusitania, a swift-moving British cruise liner traveling from New York to Liverpool, England.

PresidentalElections

Nov 7, 1916

Presidential elections were held in the United States. Democratic President Woodrow Wilson narrowly defeated former associate justice of the Supreme Court.

FactoryWorkersKilled

Jan 19, 1917

A blast at a munitions factory in London killed 73 and injured over 400 workers, leaving a bunch of damage done

USDeclaresWAR

Apr 6, 1917

the United States declared war on the German Empire, joining France, Great Britain, Russia, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Italy. They were arrayed against Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria.

UsTroopsMakeAMove

Jun 25, 1917

The first American troops land in France.

TheSeditionAct

May 16, 1918

The Sedition Act of 1918 was enacted on May 16, 1918 to extend the Espionage Act of 1917.

WW1Ends

Nov 11, 1918

an armistice was signed between the Germans and the Allies, ending World War I.

OfficalyEndedWW1

Jun 28, 1919

The Versailles Peace Treaty, signed on June 28, 1919, officially ended World War I