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The Battle of the Marne
The First Battle of the Marne was a battle of the First World War, It was fought in a collection of skirmishes around the Marne River Valley. -
The Outbreak of WWI
It began with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferinland, and his wife,Sophie, at Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, on June, 28. -
America Proclaims Neutrality In World War 1
World War I erupts in Europe, President Woodrow Wilson formally proclaims the neutrality of the United States -
The Sinking of the Lusitania
The RMS Lusitania was a UK-registered ocean liner that was torpedoed by an Imperial German Navy U-boat during the First World War -
The Sussex Incident
The German government issued a pledge to the United States that the Imperial navy would not attack passenger ships and would further allow the crew of merchant ships -
The Re-Election of President Woodrow Wilson
Given Wilson's incumbency and enormous popularity within the party, he was overwhelmingly re-nominated. -
The Battle of Somme
The Battle of the Somme, which took place from July to November 1916, began as an Allied offensive against German forces along the Western Front of World War I. -
The Battle of the Verdun
The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse. -
The Election of president Woodrow Wilson
Wilson defeated Republican William Howard Taft and Third-party nominee Theodore Roosevelt to easily win in 1912 United states presidential electon. -
The Interception of the Zimmermann Telegram
British intelligence had intercepted a secret message from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the Mexican government, inviting an alliance -
The Landing of the American Expeditionary Force in France
The first American Expeditionary Forces' (AEF) contingent landed in France in late June 1917 at Saint-Nazaire. -
The Declaration of Unrestricted Submarine Warfare by Germany
Germany declared the area around the British Isles a war zone, in which all merchant ships, including those from neutral countries, would be attacked by the German navy. -
The United States Enters World War 1
U.S. Senate voted in support of the measure to declare war on Germany. The House concurred two days later. The United States later declared war -
The Selective Service Act
The act required all men in the U.S. between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service. Within a few months, some 10 million men across the country had registered in response to the military draft. -
The Passing of the Espionage Act
Just after the war, prosecutions under the act led to landmark First Amendment precedents. -
The Beginning of the Spanish Flu Epidemic
Spanish flu or as the Great Influenza epidemic, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 influenza A virus -
The Fourteen Points by Presidents Wilson
The Fourteen Points speech of President Woodrow Wilson was an address delivered before a joint meeting of Congress on January 8, 1918, during which Wilson outlined his vision for a stable, long-lasting peace in Europe, the Americas and the rest of the world following World War I. -
Russia Pulls Out of World War 1
Russia signed a treaty with the Central Powers ending its participation in World War I. -
The Passing of the Sedition Act
The Sedition Act of 1918 curtailed the free speech rights of U.S. citizens during time of war. -
The Battle of Argonne Forest
the largest operations of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. -
Armistice Day Ends World War 1
After more than four years of horrific fighting and the loss of millions of lives, the guns on the Western Front fell silent. -
The Paris Peace Conference & Treaty of Versailles
The Paris Peace Conference was an international meeting convened in January 1919 at Versailles just outside Paris.