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Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by a teenage Serbian.
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World War 1 started on June 28, 1914 about a month after Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by a 19 year old from Serbia. on July 28 Austria- Hungary declared war on Serbia. Germany declared war on Russia on August 1.
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Germany's goal was to sink any British, Russian, or French ships in British waters.
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The Lusitania was torpedoed by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland.
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This battle was one of the biggest and bloodiest battles in World War 1. It was fought from the beginning of July to the beginning of November.
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Woodrow Wilson was re-elected in 1916. The slogan for the Democratic campaign was " He kept us out of war". This portrayed Wilson as a peacemaker.
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The Zimmerman Telegram was intercepted by the British. The telegram stated that Germany would support Mexico in an attack against the United States in exchange for Mexico to annex lost territory.
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American men from 21-30 signed up for the draft.
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America declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917. President Woodrow Wilson asked congress to declare war on Germany on April 2, 1917.
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All of the ships traveling across the Atlantic Ocean had to travel in groups under the British navy for protection.
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Federal law passed shortly after the U.S. joined the First World War. Prohibited any speech against the United States government or flag.
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Group of communists lead by Vladimir Lenin overthrew the government. Vladimir Lenin wanted to focus on building a communist state so they pulled out of the war.
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This epidemic killed between 20 and 40 million people in 1918 through 1919.
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Woodrow Wilson's speech was given to congress on January 8, 1918. The "Fourteen Points" speech was supposed to bring peace.
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The Sedition Act was supposed to protect the united States' participation in World War 1.
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Germany signed the armistice that ended hostility but the war did not officially end until June 28, 1919 with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
