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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by serbian nationalist named Gavrilo Princep. -
Convoy system
Group of merchant vessels sailing together, with or without naval escort for mutual security and protection. -
Kaiser declares “open season” on ships
Germany declares to sink any ship sailing under Allied power countries flag on open waters. -
Lusitania sank
A British passenger ship sunk by a German U-Boat. -
Battle of the Somme
Largest battle of the first world war. One of the bloodiest military battles in history. -
Wilson re-elected
Wilson was the first Democratic president since Andrew Jackson to be elected to two consecutive terms of office. -
Zimmerman note intercepted
Telegram intercepted and deciphered by British intelligence. -
Selective Service Act
Federal government raises to the national army for the American entry into World War 1 through the compulsory enlistment of people. -
Espionage Act passed
The Act was passed shortly after the US entered in WW1. It has been amended numerous times over the years. -
Russia pulls out of the war
A group of Communists led by Vladimir Lenin, the Bolsheviks, overthrew the government and created a Communist government. Lenin wanted to concentrate on building up a communist state and wanted to pull Russia out of the war. -
Fourteen Points speech
Woodrow Wilson wrote the fourteen points speech for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. -
Sedition Act passed
One of the most egregious breaches of the U.S. Constitution in history becomes federal law when Congress passed the Sedition Act, endangering liberty in the fragile new nation. -
Great War begins
The beginning of World War 1 or the Great War begins between the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire fought against the Allied Forces of Great Britain, the United States, Russia, Italy, France, and Japan. -
Flu Epidemic
An unusually deadly influenza pandemic, the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus. It infected 500 million people across the world, including remote Pacific islands and the Arctic, and resulted in the deaths of 50 to 100 million making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in human history. -
Germany signs armistice
Germany signed the Armistice of Compiègne to end the first World War between Allies and Germany. -
US declares war on Germany
The United States declared war on the German Empire.
