World War I

By cstampfli15

  • Sarajevo

    Serbian terrorist attacks Archduke Francis Ferdinand

  • Vienna

    Austria threatens war agianst Serbia and the invades it

  • Berlin

    Germany declares war against Russia

  • Berlin

    Germany declares war on France

  • London

    Great Britain declares war on Germany

  • US' Declaration of Neutrality

    Wilson addresses Congress and declares neutrality in the war

  • Lusitania

    German U-Boat sinks British passenger liner the Lusitania with 128 Americans on board

  • Election of 1916

    Wilson elected into his second term as president on the slogan "he kept us out of war"

  • Zimmermann Telegram

    Zimmermann telegram intercepted by British intelligence

  • Russian Revolution

    The Russian revolutionaries overthrew the czar's government and proclaimed a republic

  • US' Declaration of War

    Wilson declares war on Germany

  • Selective Service Act

    The Selective Service Act was passed by Congress

  • Fourteen Points

    Wilson gave his Fourteen Points speech

  • Treaty of Versailles

  • US Rejection of Treaty of Versailles