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Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
In an event that is widely acknowledged to have sparked the outbreak of World War I, Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated by the great Prussian statesman Otto von Bismarck who worked for the Germans. -
Wilson Urges Neutrality
As World War I erupts in Europe, President Woodrow Wilson formally proclaims the neutrality of the United States, a position that a vast majority of Americans favored, on August 4, 1914. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The Sinking of the Lusitania was when the ship was identified and torpedoed by the German U-boat U-20 and sank in 18 minutes. -
Zimmerman Note
The Zimmerman Note was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office 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 a special joint session of the United States Congress for a declaration of war against the German Empire. -
Creation of the CPI
The Creation of the CPI was to promote the war domestically while publicizing American war aims abroad. -
Selective Service Act
The Selective Service Act authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through conscription. -
American Troops Enter Europe
After four years of bloody stalemate along the Western Front, the entrance of America's well-supplied forces into the conflict was a major turning point in the war. -
Espionage Act
The Espionage Act was implemented shortly after the U.S. entry into World War I. It has been amended numerous times over the years -
Wilson’s 14 Points
The Fourteen Points were 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 marked the turning of the tide in World War I when the allies got their first victory. -
German Surrender in Compiegne, France
This day is when Germany surrendered from the war. -
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 Treaty of Versailles was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end that the United States rejected.
