-
Election of Woodrow Wilson
It ended peace that had been ongoing since George Washington. -
Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
It jump started WWI with countries soon following action due to alliances -
America declares neutrality in war
It stuck to Washington's address and showed that the US had no problems with other countries -
The Battle of Marne
Germany acquired a large portion of North East France -
Sinking of the Lusitania
A German u boat sunk the lusitania with torpedoes -
The Battle of Verdun
The French repulsed a German attack -
The Sussex incident
U boats launched torpedoes at the Sussex -
The Battle of Somme
German machine gunners mowed down Brittish infantry -
Woodrow Wilson's reelection
Woodrow Wilson is elected for his second term in office -
Zimmerman telegram intervention
Stated that Mexico and Germany would fight together to gain Mexico its land back -
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Germany declares that they will attack ships without reason with no warning -
US enters WWI
The US finds out about Germany's submarine warfare -
Selective Service Act
The US could now draft men over the age of 18 for war -
Espionage Act
The US was punishing people speaking out for the war effort -
AEF landing in France
The United States American Expeditionary force lands in France. -
Fourteen points speech
-
Spanish flu epidemic
An H1N1 virus that started due to birds that swept throughout America -
Russia pulls out of WWI
Russia withdrawals from the war due to a socialist uprising within the nation -
Passing of the sedition act
The act made it illegal to speak out against the war effort in fear of punishment -
The Battle of Argonne forest
The final allied offence of the war that lead to the end of WWI -
Armistice day
The end of peace negotiating marking the end of WWI -
Paris Peace Confrence
A conference where Germany accepted blame and made them pay reperations