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assassination of ferdinand
Archduke franz ferdinand and his wife are assassinated. In an event that is widely acknowledged to have sparked the outbreak of World War I. shot to death along with his wife by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia -
Germany declares war on France and Russia
Germany declares war on france and russia, great Britain declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary. Germany declared war and the ambasador of Germany to france asked for his passports so he could leave France. They said that French aviators flew over germany and bombed German land. -
Bell makes first transcontinental phone call
Alexander Graham Bell makes first transcontinental telephone call.Bell repeated the words of his first-ever telephone call in March 1876, when he said to Watson, standing in another room, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want you.” This time, from California, Watson replied, “It would take me a week to get to you this time.” -
German U-boats sink Lusitania
german U-boats sink the Lusitania, and 1,198 people die. The sinking turned public opinion in many countries against Germany, contributed to the American entry into World War I and became an iconic symbol in military recruiting campaigns of why the war was being fought.Lusitania had the misfortune to fall victim to torpedo attack relatively early in the First World War, before tactics for evading submarines were properly implemented or understood. -
Verdun and sommes
The battles of Verdun and the Somme claim millions of lives. The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was one of the largest battles of the First World War. This World War I siege stemmed from German General Erich von Falkenhayn’s edict to elicit major bloodshed from the French defense of the fortress complex around Verdun. -
wilson reelected president
Woodrow Wilson is reelected president. wilson recieved 277 electorial votes. He only had the popular vote by 3.1%. -
Russia withdrawls
Russia withdraws from the war. Russia entered the war in 1914 badly prepared. By the end of 1916 some 1,700,000 Russian soldiers were dead, As 1917 dawned, riots and mutiny forced Tsar Nicholas to abdicate in February. -
U.S. declares war on Germany
The United States declares war on Germany. America thus joined the carnage that had been ravaging Europe since 1914. The telegram came from the German Foreign Secretary, Arthur Zimmermann, to the German ambassador to Mexico, Zimmermann proposed that in the event of war with the US, Germany and Mexico would join in an alliance. -
selective service act
The selective service act sets up the draft. authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through the compulsory enlistment of people. It was enacted by the 65th United States congress. -
league of nations
president woodrow wilson proposes the league of nations. was an intergovernmental organisation founded on 10 January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference. Ended the First World War. -
communist regime in russia
The bolsheviks establish a communist regime in russia. The average party member was very young. split from the rest of russias government. -
CONGRESS PASSES sedition act
congress passes the sedition act. t forbade the use of "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the United States government, its flag, or its armed forces or that caused others to view the American government or its institutions with contempt. Though the legislation enacted in 1918 is commonly called the Sedition Act, it was actually a set of amendments to the Espionage Act. -
world war one ends
the first world war ends. Once they crossed the lines on Nov. 8, the German delegates were not driven directly to the railway car where the armistice talks were to be held. Rather, the French gave them a 10-hour “scenic tour” that showed incredible damage to the French countryside after four years of war. The Germans and Allies signed the armistice just after 5 a.m. Paris time -
epedimic kills 30 million
A worldwide influenza epidemic kills over 30 million. The effect of the influenza epidemic was so severe that the average life span in the US was depressed by 10 years. The influenza pandemic circled the globe. -
congress approves the ninetenth amendment
congress approves the ninetenth amendment, granting women the right to vote. Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920. America’s woman suffrage movement was founded in the mid 19th century by women who had become politically active through their work in the abolitionist and temperance movements.