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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
a teenage Serbian nationalist gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie -
Great War begins
the start of WWI -
Kaiser declares “open season” on ships
German u boats start sinking ships -
Lusitania sunk
A German U-boast sank the RMS Lusitania. The Lusitania had US passengers on board that were killed. -
Battle of the Somme
One of the bloodies wars in WWI that ended on November 18, 1916 after five months of fighting. -
Wilson re-elected
President Woodrow Wilson got elected to office for his second term -
Zimmerman note intercepted
German message to Mexico that proposed Germany be allies with Mexico in a war against the U.S -
US declares war on Germany
the U.S. Senate voted in support of the measure to declare war on Germany -
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
Naval system introduced by the British. Defined as a group of merchant vessels sailing together for mutual security and protection -
Espionage Act Passed
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. -
Flu Epidemic
Lots of flu cases across the world -
Fourteen Points Speech
In an address before a joint meeting of Congress, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson discusses the aims of the United States in World War I -
Russia leaves the war
A group of Communists led by Vladimir Lenin, the Bolsheviks, overthrew the government in November 1917 and created a Communist government. Lenin wanted to concentrate on building up a communist state and wanted to pull Russia out of the war. He accomplished this by agreeing to the Treaty of Brest-Litvosk with Germany. This treaty gave Germany the territory of Ukraine, Finland and Polish and Baltic territories. Germany on the other hand had to remove their army from Russian lands. -
Sedition Act
extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses, -
Germany signs armistice
also known as the Armistice of Compiègne after the location in which it was signed – the agreement ended fighting on the Western Front. It went into effect at 11 a.m. Paris time on 11 November 1918 (the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month).
