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Frans Ferdinand was gunned down by Gavrilo Princip, causing a diplomatic crisis.
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Germany invaded Belgium using a strategy known as the Schlieffen Plan.
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The Lusitania was a British liner that carried British passengers and 128 American tourists was set to sink by a German U-boat, causing America to outrage and get revenge.
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British suffered an enormous number of casualties, 60,000 the first day.
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The United States election, Won by Woodrow Wilson with the popular slogan “he kept us out of war” even though a couple months after he was elected the U.S. was involved in World War 1.
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A telegram from the German minister to the German Ambassador of Mexico, confirming an alliance and that they will return for their “lost territory.”
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Senators, Respresentatives, ambassadors, members of the Supreme Court, and other guests crowded in the Capitol building so that they could hear Mr. President declare war and ended up getting what he asked for.
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On this day, the partner of Germany, Austria-Hungary, surrendered to its allies, this same day German sailors refused to obey their government meaning they were too exhausted to continue fighting, leading to the end of the Great War.
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The Big Four and the leaders of the defeated nations gathered in the Hall of Mirrors and signed the Treaty of Versailles.
