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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand shot in open doored car while going through the streets of town in a parade after parade direction being switch to avoid an attempted assassination. -
Great War Begins
known as the First World War, or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history. -
Kaiser declares “open season” on ships
In February 1915 the German government announced its solution to the problem -- unrestricted submarine warfare. The Germans realized they didn't have to capture a merchant ship, just sink it - crew and all -
Lusitania Sank
The ship was identified and torpedoed by the German U-boat U-20 and sank in 18 minutes. The vessel went down 11 miles (18 km) off the Old Head of Kinsale, 429 Ireland, killing 1,198 and leaving 761 survivors. The sinking turned public opinion in many countries against Germany, contributed to the American entry into World War I and became an iconic symbol in military recruiting campaigns of why the war was being fought. -
Battle of Somme
Was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British and French Empires against the German Empire. -
Wilson re-elected
He was elected in the 33rd quadrennial presidential election as a Democratic candidate against Republican candidate Charles Evans Highes. -
Zimmerman note intercepted
Germany sent note to Mexico telling them to become their allies to help attack against the US. -
US declares war on Germany
US declared war on Germany after receiving a coded message to Mexico trying to make allies saying Germany was committing acts of unrestricted submarine warfare on US Ships. US could not let this happen so we joined the war officially. -
Selective Service Act
Authorized the national government to raise a national army for entry into World War 1 through compulsory enlistment of people. -
Convoy System
Referred to as a group of merchant vessels sailing together with or without naval escort for a mutual security and protection has a much longer history than somtimes suggested. -
Espionage Age passed
It was intended to prohibit interference with military operations or recruitment, to prevent insubordination in the military, and to prevent the support of United States enemies during wartime. -
Fourteen Points speech
a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. -
Russia pulls out of the war
A group of communists led by Vladimir Lenin, the Bolsheviks, created a communist government and wanted to focus of building up a communist state so he pulled out. -
Sedition Act passed
an Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light or interfered with the sale of government bonds.The Sedition Act of 1918 stated that people or countries cannot say negative things about the government or the war. -
Flu Epidemic
An unusually deadly influenza pandemic, the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus. It infected 500 million people across the world, including remote Pacific islands and the Arctic, and resulted in the deaths of 50 to 100 million (three to five percent of the world's population), making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in human history. -
Germany signs armistice
an armistice during the First World War between the Allies and Germany – also known as the Armistice of Compiègne after the location in which it was signed – and the agreement that ended the fighting on the Western Front. It went into effect at 11 a.m. Paris time on 11 November 1918 ("the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month"), and marked a victory for the Allies and a complete defeat for Germany, although not formally a surrender.
