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Woodrow Wilson runs for president against
Republican William Howard Taft and third-party nominee Theodore Roosevelt. Somehow he had easily won the election. He became the first southerner to do this since 1848. -
Hours after the Archduke Franz Ferdinand almost got assassinated by a bomb he gets assassinated by Gavrilo Princip.The Man that assassinated the Archduke was from Serbia. This led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia and starts World War 1. -
Woodrow Wilson declared neutrality from world war one. Americans saw little reason to entangle themselves in what they viewed as European quarreling and intrigue. Later into the war America couldn't ignore it and joined in later after Russia got out. -
It was a battle fought by Britain and France vs Germany. It halted the Germans to advance into France. It marked the end of mobile warfare and led to a long and grueling trench war. -
This was a major key turning point into the war. Germans called them U-boats and would target all ships. It enraged America and was the last straw leading to America declaring war on Germany and joining World War 1. -
A German U-boat attacked the ship Sussex. Although it didn't sink it caused massive damage and even resulted in some Injuries and deaths. This angered the United States and strained diplomatic relationships between the U.S. and Germany, but this would soon lead to Germany promising to stop this then later on continuing forcing the U.S. to join the war. -
This happened when a German U-boat attacked the ship. It led to nearly 1200 people including 128 Americans to die. This outraged the U.S., but they didn't immediately join the war but this helped shift public opinion about the war. -
The 1916 United States presidential election was the 33rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1916. President Woodrow Wilson a democratic won the election beating Charles by promising to keep America out of the war. A little bit after he gets re-elected He declares war on Germany. -
This was one of the longest and bloodiest battles in world war 1. The German army launched a massive offense against the French fortress city of Verdun. The French fiercely defended the area however both sides led to a total of 700,000 men being killed, wounded, or missing. -
This battle was one of the largest deadliest battles of World War 1. Launched by Britain and France to relieve pressure from Verdun and weaken German forces. British nearly suffered 60,000 casualties and this battle symbolized the brutal battle of the trench warfare with over one million killed or wounded. -
British signals intelligence intercepted and decrypted a coded German telegram. It was from German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann. The telegram was intended for Germany to try and make an alliance with Mexico to help them take America and in return Germany would help Mexico take back Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. -
The U.S. Senate voted in support of the measure to declare war on Germany. The reason being that Germany decided to continue Unrestricted Submarine Warfare.The House concurred two days later had declared war on German ally Austria-Hungary. -
This act authorized the federal government to draft men into the military service for World War 1. When the United States first entered the war the army was too small, so the act required men between ages 21 and 30 to register to draft. By the end of the war nearly 2.8 million men had been drafted, and this act was crucial mobilizing American manpower and resources to support the Allied war effort. -
The law design prevented interference with military operations during World War 1. It made it illegal to convey information intended to harm the U.S. military or promote the success of enemy nations.It led to prosecution of numerous individuals including socialist and anti-socialist activists, and raised significance concerns about free speech and civil liberties during wartime. -
The first American Expeditionary Forces had just landed in France. By this point the war is already entering its fourth year of war with no end in sight. Every French family had been touched by the injury and loss of loved ones, and the austerities of war. -
These points outlined his vision for lasting peace after World War one. The points called for principles like open diplomacy, free trade, disarmament, and self-determination for nations. This also created the League of Nations and reflected his desire to create a new international order based on fairness and cooperation. -
It would spread rapidly among soldiers in crowded camps and battlefields. Initially seen as a mild strain, the virus soon mutated into a more lethal form, infecting troops and civilians alike. The epidemic became one of the deadliest pandemics in history. -
Russian Communists took power on November 7, 1917, having promised to withdraw Russia from the war.They signed a ceasefire with Germany on December 15, 1917. Yet, Russia formally withdrew from the war only with the signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk on March 3, 1918. -
Passed by a Federalist-controlled Congress on July 14, the Sedition Act of 1798.Was part of a series of measures, commonly known as the Alien and Sedition Acts. Passed in preparation for an anticipated war with France, the Alien and Sedition Acts tightened restrictions on foreign-born Americans and limited speech critical of the government. -
This was a major and final Allied offense in World War one. It involved over one million soldiers under General John J. Pershing along with French force, against entrenched German positions in the dense Argonne Forest of northeastern France. The battle was brutal, but despite the difficulties the Allies broke through leading to Germany surrendering. -
Brought together world leaders to negotiate terms for peace following World War one. This officially ended the war between the Allies and Germany. It also established the League of Nations and there were severe terms placed on Germany which for them contributed to economic hardship and political instability, setting the stage for World War two.