WWI Timeline

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  • Kaiser declares “open season” on ships

    Kaiser declares “open season” on ships

    Germany uses U boats to sink all ships.
  • Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

    Arch-Duke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by serbian nationalist named Gavrilo Princep. Set off the powder keg of Europe.
  • Great War Begins

    Great War Begins

    WWI, also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918
  • Lusitania sank

    Lusitania sank

    Germans sank Lusitania that was a civilian ship carrying Americans on board.
  • Battle of the Somme

    Battle of the Somme

    It was one of the largest battles of the First World War.
  • Wilson re-elected

    Wilson re-elected

    Wilson is re-elected
  • Zimmerman note intercepted

    Zimmerman note intercepted

    Germany tells Mexico they'll give significant financial aid to Mexico if it agreed to enter any future U.S-German conflict as a German ally. - intercepted by British
  • US declares war on Germany

    US declares war on Germany

    U.S. declares war on germany
  • Selective Service Act

    Selective Service Act

    A compulsory enlistment of men to join the army.
  • Espionage Act Passed

    Espionage Act Passed

    People are not allowed to speak freely during wartime
  • Russia Pulls out of the War

    Russia Pulls out of the War

    Russia has a revolution and is forced to leave war
  • Flu epidemic

    Flu epidemic

    It was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic, the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus.
  • Fourteen Points speech

    Fourteen Points speech

    A speech made by Woodrow Wilson that was given to Congress on January 8, 1918 declaring that WW1 was being fought for a moral cause and calling for peace in Europe.
  • Sedition Act passed

    Sedition Act passed

    Authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through conscription.
  • Convoy system

    Convoy system

    Ships travel in packs for a greater chance of survival.
  • Germany signs armistice

    Germany signs armistice

    It ended the fighting on the Western front.