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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
A teenage Serbian nationalist gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, as their motorcade maneuvered through the streets of Sarajevo. -
Great War begins
The first World War begins in Europe. -
Kaiser declares "open season" on ships
Any ship will be destroyed no matter what they are carrying. -
Lusitania sank
The British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. -
Battle of the Somme
Fought near the Somme River in France, it was also one of the bloodiest military battles in history. -
Wilson re-elected
Election of 1916. He was re-elected because he kept the US out of the war. -
Zimmerman note intercepted
In the telegram, intercepted and deciphered by British intelligence in January 1917, Zimmerman instructed the ambassador. -
Convoy system
A group of merchant ships sailing together for protection, has a long naval history. -
Selective Service Act
The act required all men in the US between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service. Wilson signed into law. -
Espionage Age passed
Was passed shortly after the US entry into World War I. -
Russia pulls out of the war
A group of Communists led by Vladimir Lenin, the Bolsheviks, overthrew the government and created a Communist government. -
Fourteen Points speech
Was a statement of principles for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. -
Sedition Act passed
A series of laws known collectively as the Alien were passed by the Federalist Congress in 1798 and signed into law by President Adams. The Federalists saw foreigners as a deep threat to American security. -
Flu Epidemic
Commonly referred to as the Spanish flu, was a category 5 influenza pandemic caused by an unusually severe and deadly influenza a virus strain of subtype H1N1. -
Germany signs armistice
Was an armistice during the First Word War between the Allies and Germany, also known as the Armistice of Compiegne after the location in which it was signed and the agreement that ended the fighting on the Western Front. -
US declares war on Germany
President Roosevelt signing the declaration of war against Germany, the United States Congress declared war upon Germany, hours after Germany declared war on the United States following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
