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On June 28, 1914, the people of Sarajevo, Bosnia stood in the street waiting to see the next step on the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand who was there for a visit. he as in open door car when him and his wife were shot and killed. This assassination was a factor that started the war.
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Gavrilo Princip and his group led the assassination of the Archduke. They hoped to break up the Austria-Hungary empire. Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia on the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
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This gas if breathed in can cause serious injures or even death. After the Germans debuted the gas, the rest of the war used it.
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German U-boat torpedoed the British passenger liner called the Lusitania near the coast of Ireland. This caused the sinking of the ship. The sinking killed 1,000 people and 128 were Americans.
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President Wilson still hoped to stay out of the war. He wanted to remain neutral. The phrase "He (Wilson) Kept Us Out of War" became the Democrats' campaign slogan in 1916. Wilson only beat Republican candidate, Charles Evans Hughes by a narrow margin.
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British agents caught a secret telegram sent by the German foreign minister, Arthur Zimmermann. The telegram was directed for Mexico. They wanted a alliance with Mexico against the United States just In case America entered the war. The Zimmermann Note angered Americans.
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A group called the Bolsheviks overthrew this government. Led by Vladimir Lenin, the Bolsheviks wanted to pull out of the war so they could focus on setting up a new Communist state.
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The United States were tired of being neutral. They decided to join the war. They needed a army quickly. On May 18, Congress passed the Selective Service Act, which set up a military draft.
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The armistice began on November 11, 1918. Under its terms, Germany agreed to withdraw all land forces west of the Rhine River, to withdraw its fleet to the Baltic Sea, and to surrender huge amounts of equipment. The guns fell silent and the fighting stopped.
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The Allies and Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles. The treaty also carved up the Austro-Hungarian and Russian Empires. It created some new nations and restored old ones.
