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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated on June 28, 1914, the assassination of him and his wife eventually led to the outbreak of the 1st world war -
America proclaims neutrality in WW1
many Americans wanted the U.S. to stay out of the conflict, supporting president Woodrow Wilson's policy of strict and impartial neutrality -
The Battle of the Marne
events at the Marne signaled the demise of Germany's aggressive two-front war strategy, known as the Schlieffen Plan -
The sinking of the Lusitania
the disaster set off a chain of events that led to the U.S. entering WW1 -
The Battle of the Verdun
the heavy German losses at Verdun combined with even greater casualties suffered on the Somme also created a manpower crisis within the German army that would become increasingly difficult to resolve -
The Sussex incident
the attack prompted a U.S. threat to sever diplomatic relations, it sustained heavy damage killing 50 and injuring hundreds, including 3 americans -
The Battle of the Somme
it was one of the deadliest battles in history, the Somme came to embody all the horror of the first world war -
Election of President Woodrow Wilson
Wilson's inauguration was held on Tuesday, March 4, 1913, this was the 32nd inauguration and marked the commencement of the 1st 4 year term of wilson as president -
The Re-election of President Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson became the first democrat to be re-elected since Andrew Jackson, his victory was by 277 to 254 electoral votes, wilsons domestic record on progressive and labour issues helped him win the popular vote -
Interception of the Zimmerman Telegram
The note had a plan to renew unrestricted submarine warfare and form an alliance with mexico and japan if the u.s was to declare war on Germany, the message was intercepted and passed to the u.s causing public outrage leading into entry of WW1 -
Declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany
German government decided to resume unrestricted submarine attacks on all allied and neutral shipping within prescribed war zones, reckoning that German submarines would end the war long before the first u.s troopships landed in europe -
The U.S. enters WW1
the entry of the U.S. was the turning point of the war, because it made the eventual defeat of Germany possible -
The Selective Service Act
the selective service system and the registration requirement for america's young men provide our nation with a structure and a system of guidelines which will provide the most prompt, efficient, and equitable draft possible, if the country should need it -
the passing of the espionage act
the espionage act limited dissent to the war, the act also created criminal penalties for anyone obstructing enlistment in the armed forces or causing disloyalty in military forces -
beginning of the spanish flu epidemic
the spanish flu infected an estimated 500 million people globally, also killing about 50 million people, about 675,000 deaths were in the u.s. -
The fourteen points by President Wilson
Wilson's 14 points were designed to undermine the central powers will to continue, and to inspire the allies to victory, the 14 points were broadcast throughout the world and were showered from rockets and shells behind the enemy lines -
Russia pulls out of WW1
Lenin believed that Russia must end its participation in the war so that the nation could focus on building a communist state -
passing of the sedition act
the act made it a crime for american citizens to print, utter, or publish any false,scandalous, and malicious writing about the government -
Landing of the american expeditionary force in france
The AEF under General John J. Pershing launched their first major offensive in Europe as an independent army, their successful campaign was a major turning point in the war for the allies, u.s. forces helped to defeat germany earlier than expected -
The battle of Argonne Forest
The Meuse-Argonne offensive was a part of the final allied offensive of WW1, it was one of the attacks that brought an end to the war, but one of the largest and bloodiest -
Armistice day ends WW1
After more than 4 years of horrific fighting and loss of millions of lives, the guns on the western front fell silent, the armistice between Germany and the allies was the first step to ending WW1 -
The Paris conference & Treaty of Versailles
The Paris Peace Conference was an international meeting convened at Versailles just outside Paris. The purpose of the meeting was to establish the terms of the peace after World War.The Treaty of Versailles articulated the compromises reached at the conference