-
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip and he believe the next emperor will be the oppressor of Serbian people. -
Great War Begins
The trigger of the was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the throne of Austria Hungary. Was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo. . -
Kaiser declares “open season” on ships -
Proclaimed that the North Sea was a War Zone. -
Lusitania Sank
German u-boat sank the Lusitania which was a G=British and had 120 americans on it. -
Battle of Somme
The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was one of the largest battles of the First World War. Fought between July 1 and November 1, 1916 near the Somme River in France, it was also one of the bloodiest military battles in history. -
Wilson re-elected
Woodrow Wilson became the first Democratic president since Andrew Jackson to be elected to two consecutive terms of office when he defeated Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes in the 1916 Presidential Election. Hughes, the Republican candidate, was defeated by nearly 600,000 votes in the popular vote. -
Zimmerman note intercepted
In the telegram, intercepted and deciphered by British intelligence in January 1917, Zimmermann instructed the ambassador, Count Johann von Bernstorff, to offer significant financial aid to Mexico if it agreed to enter any future U.S-German conflict as a German ally. -
US declares war on Germany
U.S. enter the war because of the unrestricted attacks German submarines were attacking the american ships containing american passengers. Americans were enraged at a telegram British intelligence intercepted in which Germany sought an alliance with Mexico. -
Selective Service Act
Authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through the compulsory enlistment of people. -
Espionage Age passed
Essentially made it a crime for any person to convey information intended to interfere with the U.S. armed forces prosecution of the war effort or to promote the success of the country's enemies. -
Convoy system
The convoy system, which can be defined as a group of merchant vessels sailing together, with or without naval escort, for mutual security and protection, has a much longer history than sometimes suggested. -
Russia pulls out of war
Russia pulled out war because the communist wanted to focus on internal problem then external problems after they seized power in the february Revolution of 1917. -
Fourteen Points Speech
President Wilson set 14 points as a blueprints for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations after WWI. -
Flu Epidemic
-
Sedition Act Passed
Designed to protect america's participation in WW1. -
Germany Signs Armistice
Germany signed the treaty to from an allied which is also known as Armistice of Compiegne.
