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Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie are shot to death by a Bosnian Serb during an official visit to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. -
Wilson Urges Neutrality
As WWI erupts in Europe, President Woodrow Wilson formally proclaims the neutrality of the United States, a position that a vast majority of Americans favored. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
A German U-boat attacked the British-owned steamship Lusitania, killing 1,195 people including 128 Americans -
Creation of the CPI
CPI was established to mobilize public opinion behind World War I -
American Troops Enter Europe
They entered Europe in June and a majority of troops were sent overseas by ships. -
Zimmermann Note
It proposed that a military alliance between Germany and Mexico if the United States entered World War I against Germany. -
America Declares War
The American entry into World War I came after a year long effort by President Woodrow Wilson to get the United States into the war. -
Espionage Act
prohibited obtaining information, recording pictures, or copying descriptions of any information relating to the national defense that may be used for the injury of the United States or to the advantage of any foreign nation -
Selective Service Act
The act authorized the Federal Government to temporarily expand the military through conscription. The act eventually required all men between the ages of 21 to 45 to register for military service. -
Wilson’s 14 Points
Wilson introduced a 14-point program for world peace that were later taken as the basis for peace negotiations at the end of the war. -
Second Battle of Marne
The battle started near the Marne River in the Champagne region of France. The Germans begin their final offensive push of World War I. The conflict ended several days later in a major victory for the Allies. -
Paris Peace Conference
A meeting of the Allies after the end of WWI to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers. -
Rejection of the Treaty of Versailles
The Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles that stated Germany pay financial reparations, disarm, lose territory, and give up all of its overseas colonies. The rejection finally ended WWI. -
German Surrender in Compiegne, France
Compiegne was the site Armistice ending World War I with Germany's surrender.