World war 1 Timeline

By JocelynMartinez

  • The Election of President Woodrow Wilson

    Wilson defeated republican William Howard Taft and third party nominee Theodore Roosevelt. First southern to do so.

  • The Sinking of the Lusitania

    Contributed indirectly to the entry of the United States into World War 1.

  • The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand : The Outbreak of WWI

    Two shots in Sarajevo ignited the fires of war and drew Europe toward World War I.

  • America Proclaims Neutrality in World War 1

    Could serve the world best by concentrating on reforms at home and setting an example of peace and democracy.

  • The Battle of the Marne

    Marked the end of the German sweep onto France and the beginning of the trench warfare that was to characterize World War One.

  • The Battle of the Verdun

    One of the longest, bloodiest, and most-ferocious battles of the war.

  • The Sussex Incident

    German submarines sank the French civilian ferry the Sussex in 1916

  • The Battle of the Somme

    A more professional and effective army emerged from the Battle.

  • The Re-Election of President Woodrow Wilson

    Woodrow Wilson, a leader of the Progressive Movement, was the 28th President of the United States (1913-1921). After a policy of neutrality at the outbreak of World War I, Wilson led America into war in order to “make the world safe for democracy.”

  • The Interception of the Zimmermann Telegram

    The tipping point persuading the U.S. to join the war.

  • The Declaration of New Unrestricted Submarine Warfare by Germany

    This 'unrestricted submarine warfare' angered neutral countries, especially the United States.

  • The United States Enters World War 1

    helped turn the tide in favor of Britain and France

  • The Selective Service Act

    provide our Nation with a structure and a system of guidelines which will provide the most prompt, efficient, and equitable draft possible, if the country should need it.

  • The Espionage Act

    broadly sought to crack down on wartime activities considered dangerous or disloyal.

  • The Landing of the American Expeditionary Force in France

    some American soldiers became a symbol of deliverance for the French people.

  • The Fourteen Points by President Wilson

    the basis for peace negotiations at the end of World War I.

  • The Beginning of the Spanish Flu Epidemic

    Because the virus was new, very few people, if any, had some immunity to the disease.

  • Russia Pulls Out of World War 1

    because it was in the interest of Russian Communists (Bolsheviks) who took power in November 1917.

  • The Passing of the Sedition Act

    tightened restrictions on foreign-born Americans and limited speech critical of the government.

  • The Battle of Argonne Forest

    one of the attacks that brought an end to the War.

  • Armistice Day Ends World War 1

    the armistice between Germany and the Allies was the first step to ending World War I.

  • The Paris Peace Conference and Treaty of Versailles

    The Treaty required the new German Government to surrender approximately 10 percent of its prewar territory in Europe and all of its overseas possessions.