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The assassination of ArchDuke Franz Ferdinand
heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, occurred on 28 June 1914 in Sarajevo when they were mortally wounded by Gavrilo Princip on the 28th of june 1914. -
Wilson urges Neutrality
Woodrow Wilson formally proclaims the neutrality of U.S. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
during the First World War, as Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom which had implemented a naval blockade of Germany. The ship was identified and torpedoed by the German U-boat U-20 and sunk in 18 minutes. -
The Zimmerman Telegram
a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico, Mexico would regain territory of arizona and new mexico from america if america joined the war. -
Creation of CPI
CPI is a committee on Public information. Also called Creel Committee. It was an independent agent to bolister U.S. citizens for WWI. -
American Troops enter Europe
The first troops enter Europe in June of 1917 and elite forces ( AEF) join in October. -
America declares war
Wilson confronts congress to ask about declaring war on Germany. -
Selective Service Act
The Draft as commonly called allowed the Government to make an army for WWI. -
Espionage Act
A set of laws which make certain words illegal from being written or spoken. -
Wilsons 14 points
Rules in a speech given by President Wilson for peace negotiations. -
Second Battle of Marne
Last major German battle. The Germans lost. -
Germany surrenders in Compiegne, France
Germany surrenders to the Allied Powers ending the war. -
End of WW1, Armistice Day.
The end of the Great war. -
Paris Peace Conference
The meeting of the Allied Powers at the end of WWI -
Rejection of the Treaty of Versailles
Senate rejects treaty based on primary objectives to the League of Nations. U.S. would not join League.
