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Woodrow Wilson
The 28th U.S. president, served in office from 1913 to 1921 and led America through World War I.Wilson was a college professor, university president and Democratic governor of New Jersey before winning the White House in 1912. -
The assanation of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
On June 28, 1914, a young Serbian nationalist named Gavrilo Princip killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in Sarajevo, Bosnia. The assassination set off a chain of events that would lead to the start of World War I barely one month later. -
World War I
In late June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated.That put the Central Powers- Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire to face off against the Allied Powers-Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and Japan. -
christmas truce of 1914
Starting on Christmas Eve, many German and British troops sang Christmas carols to each other across the lines, and at certain points the Allied soldiers even heard brass bands joining the Germans in their joyous singing. -
Battle of Gallipoli
Battle of Gallipoli was an unsuccessful attempt by the Allied Powers to control the sea route from Europe to Russia during World War I.The campaign began with a failed naval attack by British and French ships. -
The sinking of the Lusitania
On May 7, 1915, less than a year after World War I had erupted. German U-boat torpedoed and sank the RMS Lusitania. More than 1,900 passengers on the ship. The sinking of the Lusitania played a great role in turning public opinion against Germany, both in the United States and abroad. -
Eleven Battles of Isonzo
Italy entered World War I against Austria-Hungary on May 23, 1915. The Isonzo battles illustrated that well-prepared positions could not be. -
The beginning of the Russian Revolution
By 1917, most Russians had lost faith in the leadership ability of Czar Nicholas II.The first phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917--was Russia's disastrous involvement in World War I (1914-18). -
Treaty of Paris
0 On April 9, 1918 during the chaos of the Russian Civil War the Bessarabian legislature voted in favor of unification. -
19th Amendment
Ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted American women the right to vote. At the time the U.S. was founded, its female citizens did not share all of the same rights as men.
