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Archduke Franz Ferdinand (King)and his wife go to Sarajevo in Bosnia. A bomb gets thrown at t their "Auto", but they move on. Then they got shot and were killed by a Serbian nationalist. Austria targets Serbia from then on causing a conflict. Possibly creating a war for the United States to get involved in. -
Great Britan declares war on Germany. Wilson signs to stay neutral in the war. This keeps AMericans safe and keeps us out of the for right now. -
German U boats hit Lusitania killing 1,201 people. This threatens America because it killed 128 Americans. This led Wilson to send four diplomatic protests to Germany. -
Voters re-elected Woodrow Wilson for president. They voted him because of his campaign "He kept us put of war" Which made Americans conferrable. -
The British intercepted a message sent by a telegram. The message outlined plans for an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States. This caused an outcry from the United States. -
The Unites States declares war on Germany. Wilson went against everyone's thoughts that he would not put the United States into a war. This is after people voted him for president because of staying out of war. -
Troops from the United States land in France to fight the war. Ferdinand Foch as their leader in the war. -
On May sixteenth 1918 the sedition act was passed. It helped with freedom of speech and the expression of opinion. This helped American citizens spread there opinion about what they thought the United States should do in pr out of the war. -
On November eleventh World war one ends. The central powers and the allies sign a armistice. Therefore ending World War 1.This made Americans feel good that the war was over. -
The German delegations sign the treaty of Versailles officially ending the war. Which ended up being 230 pages long.
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