History Timeline

  • Militarism Imperalism Nationalism and alliance

    Militarism: The more one nation build up its army and navy the more other nations felt they had to do the same.
    Imperalism: european countries ruled smaller countries called colonies and competed with each other to a mass more colonies.
    Nationalism:Led europeans to compete for the largest army, nave and industralization.
    Alliance:The assassiantion of Archduke Franz, heir to the Astro-Hungarian throne in 1914
  • Assassination of Arch Duke Francis

    Franz Ferdinand was shot dead in Sarajevo by a Bosnian terrorist named Gavrilo Princip. This was the final push that started WWI.
  • Lusitania

    The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was sunk by German-v boat.
    Unrestristed submarine warfare caused the United States enter WW1.
  • He Kept us out of war

    Slogan used by Woodrow Wilson campaing.
  • Zimmerman Telegraph

    Zimmerman, a German foreigh Secretary who was trying to organized a German-Mexican alliance.
    Mexico could recovering Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico.
  • Russian Revolution

    Womens, farmers and underpaid group of revolutinaries.
    Violent process of civil war.
    This took Russian out of WW1.
  • Russian overthrow of Czar

    Overthrow and executed by Bolshewkes.
  • Selective Service Act

    All men between 21- 30 years were to register military.
    The man were chosen like a lottery.
  • Espionage Act

    Law which punished people for aiding the enemy or refusing military duty during WW1.
  • War Industry Board

    Coordinate to purchase of war supplies for the United States.
  • Influence Pandamic

    "Sapnish Flu"
    Killed more people than the Great War (20-40 million)
    Most debasting epidemic in record
  • 14 Points

    List of war arms that Wilson presented to congress including free trade and a reduction of armament.
  • Big Four

    Four countries that were allied together in WW1.
    U.S, England, France and Italy.
  • Sedition Act

    "Disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the American form of goverment, the constitution, the flag, or the armed force as criminal and worthy of prosecution.
    Eugene V.Debs imprisoned.
  • Red Scare

    Promotion of fearing in the U.S of the rise of communism
  • Schenck V. U.S

    Decided that congress could restrict speech if words are used that can create danger.
    Schene was convicted.
  • The Great Migration

    A movement from south to north in 1919
    caused more jobs, education, and highter wages.
  • Treaty of Versailles

    Ended war between Germany and allied powers Germany accepted French occupation of Rwineland, pay reparations and required to join the League of Nations.