us involvement in wwl

on this date Archduke Franz was shot dead

Jun 28, 1914

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg were assassinated in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. the us did not care because they wanted to stay out the war.

the united Kingdom declaration war

Aug 4, 1914

The United Kingdom declaration war upon Germany and then German refusal to remove troops from neutral so Belgium so they could have more people. many Americans wanted the United States to stay out of the conflict.

u boats sank the lusitania

May 7, 1915

On May 7, 1915, the German submarine U-boat -20 torpedoed and sank the Lusitania The incident created sharp reactions among Americans, many of whom believed that the United States should inflict an immediate reprisal upon Germany.

the first woman

Nov 7, 1916

U.S. presidential election. Republican Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives.

sent by german foreing

Jan 19, 1917

, British naval intelligence intercepted and decrypted a telegram sent by German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Ambassador in Mexico City. the telegram inflamed American public opinion against Germany and helped convince Congress to declare war against Germany in 1917.

when the us declared war

Apr 6, 1917

And on April 6, 1917, the United States declared war on the German Empire, Until 1917 The USA was neutral and were not involved in combat in WW1. One reason was that they were isolationist and did not see any reason to become involved in the war.

Battle of Mount Ortigara

Jun 25, 1917

Battle of Mount Ortigara – Shock troops with the Austro-Hungarian Army pushed 11 Italian divisions off the Mount Ortigara summit, regaining their important defensive position in Asiago, Italy.

The Sedition Act of 1918

May 16, 1918

to extend the Espionage Act of 1917.

the end

Nov 11, 1918

an armistice was signed between the Germans and the Allies, ending World War I.

done

Jun 28, 1919

The Versailles Peace Treaty, signed on June 28, 1919, officially ended World War I. Of note, on the same day, five-years earlier the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated