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Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist who despised Ferdinand. He killed him in two attempts one was by a grenade thrown at his car but nearly missed and the second one was Ferdinand being killed by a pistol after he went down the wrong route and while the Serbian assassinator was grabbing a cup of coffee a few hours after the first attempt he saw Ferdinand and shot him. The U.S did not get involved in this event until later in the war, -
Great Britain declares war on Germany to start WW1 this included countries like Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa that allied with Britain as they controlled most of those countries territory. -
The U.S declared neutrality from the war as they thought that it was going to be a short one and they did not want to go into wartime.
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A German Torpedo sinks a U.S ship carrying 1201 people including 128 Americans which caused the U.S to threaten war. -
Woodrow Wilson was re-elected by the slogan "he kept us out of war" which refers to staying neutral during the beginning of WW1 -
A telegram sent by Alfred Zimmerman declared an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States which made the U.S go into war. -
On this day the U.S officially declares war on Germany. -
On this day Americans set foot on French land. -
This act was enacted to expand The Espionage Act of 1917. This act covered many offenses for example the speech or opinion of government at that time. This act was signed by president Woodrow Wilson. -
Germany signed the Armistice which brought an end to the war by 11 am on the 11th month and the 11th day. On this day 2,000 casualties were recorded in France between all sides. -
On this Day at The Palace of Versailles in France Germany signs a treaty that will end the long war with the world as United States president Woodrow Wilson states his 14 points which Germany agrees on while agreeing with the 230 pages of the Treaty thus ends the war.