World War 1

Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated

Jun 28, 1914

Germany invades Blegium

Aug 3, 1914

World War 1

Period: Oct 3, 1914 to Oct 3, 1919

Second Battle of Ypres

Apr 22, 1915

Germany used Chlorine gas

Germany submarine sank British ship Lusitania

May 7, 1915

First Battle of Somme

Jul 1, 1916

Woodrow Wilson re-elected as President

Nov 7, 1916

Zimmermann Telegram intercepted

Jan 16, 1917

Called for alliance between Central Powers and Mexico

United States declares war against Central Powers

Apr 2, 1917

Selective Service Act is passed

May 3, 1917

Called for all men eligable to sign up for Army

Russia pulls out of war

Oct 3, 1917

Woodrow Wilson establishes National War Labor Board

Jan 3, 1918

Wilson proposes 14 Points and League of Nations

Jan 18, 1918

US launches 95 ships in one day

Jul 4, 1918

Austria/Hungary surrenders

Nov 3, 1918

Germany surrenders

Nov 11, 1918

Treaty of Versailles is signed

Jun 28, 1919