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Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, 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. -
Wilson Urges Neutrality
Woodrow Wilson called for Americans to be "impartial in thought as well as action." Americans Have Divided Loyalties 1/3 Americans were foreign born. Germany Americans sided with Germany Irish Americans hated Britain Jewish Americans hated the Russian Tsars. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
the sinking of the Lusitania occurred on Friday, 7 May 1915 during the First World War, as Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom which had implemented a naval blockade of Germany. -
american troops arrive in europe
only 14,000 American soldiers had arrived in France, and the AEF had only a minor participation at the front through late October 1917, but by May 1918 over one million American troops -
zimmerman note
was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico in the prior event of the United States entering World War I against Germany. -
America declares war
President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war against Germany. On April 6, Congress granted the request and the United States was formally at war with Germany -
Creation of the CPI
CPI was created to promote the war domestically while publicizing American war aims abroad. Under the leadership of a muckraking journalist named George Creel. -
Selective Service Act
authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through conscription. -
Espionage Act
a United States federal law passed on June 15, 1917, shortly after the U.S. entry into World War I. -
Wilson’s 14 Points
The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. -
Second Battle of Marne
The Second Battle of the Marne, or Battle of Reims was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during the First World War. -
German Surrender in Compiegne, France
was an armistice during the First World War between the Allies and Germany – also known as the Armistice of Compiègne after the location in which it was signed – and the agreement that ended the fighting on the Western Front. -
Paris Peace Conference
The Paris Peace Conference, also known as Versailles Peace Conference, was the meeting of the victorious Allied Powers following the end of World War I, -
Rejection of the Treaty of Versailles
the Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles based primarily on objections to the League of Nations. The U.S. would never ratify the treaty or join the League of Nations.
