jacobs timline By marchmanj Period: Jan 1, 1910 to Jan 1, 1920 jacobs timeline ww1 Apr 6, 1914 only 120,000 enlisted men with 80,000 in the national guard with little to no experience. The US had not even stocked on weapons or amunition unlike the germans. Apr 11, 1914 The draft to get ready for war Jun 28, 1914 Assassination of Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Jul 28, 1914 German U boats May 7, 1915 The sinking of the Lusitania Nov 20, 1915 Pay for War