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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of and his wife Sophie was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip. This caused conflicts in the region because they weren't 100% sure who to target. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, because Princip was a Serian. This causes problems because it goes country against country rather than a person vs person. -
Britain declares war on Germany
This all just started even more because it ended up with a whole bunch of allies. Also party because germany declared war on Russia. -
Germany declares war Russia and France
When Germany declared war on Russia and France it was bad because Germany's allies were Britain so then they got involved. -
United States Declares Neutrality
The United States decided to stay out of the war. This just didnt help either side. -
Battle of Marne
It was an Allied victory against the German Army. The battle was the climax of the German advance into France and pursuit of the Allied army. -
The Lusitania sunk
Germany used submarine warfare against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The German U-boat U-20 torpedoed the Lusitania. 1,198 out of 1,959 people were killed. 128 of them were Americans. The United States still wanted to remain neutral in the war, but President Woodrow Wilson told Germany that any future sinkings would be viewed as “deliberately unfriendly”. -
Battle of the Somme
This battle is also known as The Somme Offensive. It was fought by the British and French against the German Empire. The result was inconclusive. -
Woodrow Wilson re elected
Wilson wanted to remain neutral in the war. In early 1917, German submarines launched submarine attacks on U.S. merchant ships. Also, the U.S. learned about the Zimmerman Telegram, in which Germany tried to persuade Mexico to enter an alliance against the United States. Woodrow asked Congress to declare war on Germany on April 2, 1917. -
zimmermann telegram
a 1917 diplomatic proposal from the German Empire for Mexico to join an alliance with Germany in the event of the United States entering World War I against Germany. -
Germany announces unrestricted sub warfare
Sub warfare was when Germany sunk all the ships and water transport to protect themselfves. -
Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution; the soldiers were ordered to fire at a mob of angry Russians but refused and shot other officers. The tsar wanted to stop the fighting but, was stopped by striking railway workers. More than 300 years of Romanov rule were brought to an end will the swish of a pen in a stranded ra -
U.S. declares war on Germany
Because of the cultural connections, economic ties, the sinking of the Lusitania, Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare, and the Zimmerman telegram, the United States declared war on Germany. The U.S. joined the Allies. -
Selective Service Act
This act required men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service. By the end of 1918, 24 million men had registered. Almost 3 million were called up. About 2 million reached Europe. Three-fourths of them saw combat. One-fifth of the inductees were foreign. -
Espionage Act and Sedition Act
-Espionage Act- June 1917
-Sedition Act- May 1918
A person could be fined up to $10,000 and sentenced up to 20 years in jail for interfering with the war effort. Also, for saying anything disloyal, profane, or abusive about the government or the war effort. -
Wilson’s Fourteen Points
Wilson made this plan to prevent other wars. It was divided into three different groups. The first five points were addressed to prevent another war. Some points included self-determination for countries invaded during the war, freedom of ocean travel and trade, arms reductions, elimination of secret alliances, and establishment of a League of Nations. Unfortunately, his 14 points were not well-received. -
U.S. flu epidemic
An international flu epidemic affected about 1/4 of the U.S. population. Living conditions in the army allowed contagious illness to spread rapidly. More than a quarter of the soldiers caught the disease. German soldiers fell victim in even larger numbers than the Allies. -
Armistice
Armistice is a cease-fire. Germany signed one on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, or the 11th month. This signing ended the war. The armistice brought great relief for the Allies. -
Paris Peace Conference
The Paris Peace Conference was when the " Big Four" got together. Including Great Britian France Italy and United States. However, Germany Russia AH and Ottoman Empire were excluted. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed exactly 5 years after the assasination. This was at the end of WW1 to end the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers
