U2 E3: US invlovement timeline

By octasiawray
  • 9/28/1914 The start

    9/28/1914 The start

    ~Archduke Franz and his wife were assinated by a citizen named Gavrilo Princip who was a member of a secret Serbian society called "Black Hand"
    ~Archduke Franz, Sophia, Garvilo
    ~It is considered the start of WW1
  • 8/4/1914

    8/4/1914

    ~British decides to declare war on Germany after weeks of tension. United States stay neutral.
    ~Great Britain, Germany, Domains (Canada, New Zealand, India, South Africa)

    ~Marks the date that war was officially declared and effectively entering WW1
  • 5/7/1915

    5/7/1915

    ~The German submarine (U-Boat) U-20 torpedo and sank the Lusitania killing 1,195 people including 128 Americans
    ~German, Britain
    ~ Marks the date when the British passenger liner was torpedoed, killing over 1,100 people, Causing the eventual American involvement in the conflict.
  • 11/7/1916

    11/7/1916

    ~Jeannette Rankin elected for congress, Wilson wins political/presidential elections
    ~President Woodrow Wilson, Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin
    ~Jeannette campaign welfare issues, the us neutrality in WW1 and voting rights for women in every state.