Events Leading up to the Joining of the US in WWI By Xjenkins Apr 1, 1914 Germany declares war on Russia and France Apr 4, 1914 Wilson declares US neutrality Jun 28, 1914 Assassination of Francis Ferdinad Period: Jun 28, 1914 to Apr 6, 1917 Events leading up to US joinging WWI Mar 7, 1915 German U-boat sinks the Lusitania killing 128 American passengers Nov 7, 1916 Wilson wins presidential election in US Dec 18, 1916 Wilson requests statements of war objectives from warring nations in peace note Jan 10, 1917 Allies state peace objectives in response to US president Wilson's December 1916 peace note Jan 22, 1917 Wilson calls for "peace without victory" Jan 22, 1917 Germany resumes unlimeded submarine warfare (confident US help would be too late, Germany seeks to starve Englane into submission) Feb 24, 1917 Zimmerman Telegram is passed tp the US by Britain, detailing alleged German proposal of an alliance with Mexico against the US Feb 26, 1917 Wilson requests permission from Congress to arm US merchantmen Mar 1, 1917 Zimmerman Telegram published in US press Mar 20, 1917 Wilson's cabinet votes unanimously in favor of declaring war on Germany Apr 2, 1917 Wilson delivers war address to Congress Apr 6, 1917 US joins WWI
