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President Wilson goal was to keep America completely out of WW1- and have them as a peacemaker to other nations; however that was unsuccessful. -
The heir of Austro-Hungarian throne Archduke Franz Ferdinand was secretly assassinated by officials of Serbia. This caused Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia. -
"The Great War" that changed America
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The United States remained neutral and didn't become involved in WW1. President Woodrow Wilson promised to keep us out of war. "I'll keep us out of war". Until 1917 -
An offensive during World War I by the French army and the British Expeditionary Force against the advancing Germans who had invaded Belgium and northeastern France and were within 30 miles of Paris. -
The sinking of Lusitania caused international outrage and helped turn public opinion against Germany, particularly in the then-neutral United States. Of the 1,200 people killed, 128 were American citizens. -
The longest bloodiest battle of WW1. The turning point;French resistance,halting the Germans advance. -
The Sussex Pledge was seen as an attempt by the Imperial German government to appease the United States to prevent a rupture in diplomatic relations as Germany pursued unrestricted submarine warfare. -
Was a joint operation between British and French forces intended to achieve a decisive victory over the Germans on the Western Front. Known as the most painful and infamous part of WW1 -
This was the first election since 1892 in which a Democrat was elected to a second term, and the first since 1832 in which a Democrat was elected to a consecutive second term. -
British signals intelligence intercepted and decrypted a coded German telegram from German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann that was intended for Germany's ambassador to Mexico. -
Germany declared a war zone around Britain, within which merchant ships were sunk without warning. This 'unrestricted submarine warfare' angered neutral countries, especially the United States. -
The entry of the United States was the turning point of the war, because it made the eventual defeat of Germany possible. -
Act passed to make sure if there were ever a war the process must be fair and fairness depends on having all eligible men register. -
Act passed that made it a crime for any person to share information intended to interfere with the U.S. armed forces or to promote the success of the country's enemies. -
The AEF was created to fill the need for troops in Europe, especially for the weary British and French troops who had been fighting since 1914. -
Influenza jumping from Army camp to camp, then into cities, and traveling with troops to Europe -
Wilson's 14 Points were designed to undermine the Central Powers' will to continue, and to inspire the Allies to victory. -
The Bolsheviks signed a peace treaty with Germany on March 3, 1918, formally pulling Russia out of World War I and ceding Poland, Lithuania, the Ukraine, the Baltic provinces, Finland, and other neighboring provinces to the Germans. -
The Sedition Act of 1918 amended the Espionage Act of 1917 to include greater limitations on war-time dissent. -
It was one of the attacks that brought an end to the War and was fought from September 26 – November 11, 1918, when the Armistice was signed. -
After more than four years of horrific fighting and the loss of millions of lives, the guns on the Western Front fell silent. Although fighting continued elsewhere, the armistice between Germany and the Allies was the first step to ending World War I. -
The purpose of the meeting was to establish the terms of the peace after World War.