World war i

World War I

By amigrace22

  • Assassination of Francis Ferdinand

    Archduke Francis Ferdinand (heir to Austria-Hungary) was assassinated by a Serbian man. Spark of World War I

  • Austria-Hungary vs. Serbia

    Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.

  • Russia Mobilization

    Russia begins mobilization to protect Serbia.

  • Germany vs. Russia

    Germany declares war on Russia.

  • Britain enters war

    Britain enters war when Belgium is invaded.

  • America Declared Neutral

    President Woodrow Wilson declares America a neutral country.

  • Peace Movement

    Suffragists marched down Fifth Avenue.

  • CP advance to Paris

    Central Powers advance to 30 miles out of Paris. Stalemate

  • National Security League created

    Preparedness supporters organized a National Security League to "promote partiotic education and national sentiment and service among people of the United States."

  • Ottoman Empire joins the Allies

    Ottoman Empire joins World War I on the side of the Allies.

  • Italy Enters War

    Italy joins the Allies.

  • Lusitania sank

    German U-Boat fired on luxury passenger ship the Lusitania, killing 128 Americans causing outrage in the States.

  • Bulgaria joins the Central Powers

    Bulgaria enters the war on the side of the Central Powers.

  • American Union against Militarism

    A group of social reformers founded the Americna Union against Militarism.

  • Romania enters War

    Romania enters war on Allies side.

  • German U-Boat sinks Sussex

    German U-Boat torpedoed French passenger steamship. Angers Americans further.

  • Germany ends Sussex Pledge

    Germany informs America that it will end the Sussex pledge and fire on ships without warning.

  • US breaks off diplomatic relations with Germany

    Because Germany ended the Sussex Pledge, Wilson broke off diplomatic ties to Germany and asked Congress for permission to arm American merchant ships.

  • Russian Revolution

    Czar Nicholas forced to step down, and Russia became a republic. Frees Russia to truly join the Allies.

  • City of Memphis, Illinois, and Vigilancia sank!

    German U-Boats sink American ships City of Memphis, Illinois, and Vigilancia. Final straw to entering WWI

  • US enters War

    Wilson signs call to war.

  • Selective Service Act enforced

    Congress passes Selective Service Act (draft).

  • Convoy system adapted

    In May US ships began to use the convoy system to transport goods from US to GB

  • Russian Government Overthrown

    Vladimir Lenin, with the help of his followers, the Bolsheviks, overthrew the republican government.

  • Truce treaty between Russia and Germany

    Russia signs a truce treaty with Germany and exits the war.

  • Draftees and Volunteers

    By November, 1918 more than 24 million men had registered for the draft and 3 million were chosen to fight.

  • Armistice signed

    Armistice signed between Central Powers and Allies