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On this day, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot and killed by a Black Hand member in Serbia. This event sparks World War I.
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Two days after declaring war on Russia, Germany declares war on France because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
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With Germany invading Belgium, Belgium having ports close to Britain, having Germany in control of Belgium would have been seen as a serious threat to the British.
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Germany sunk the William Frye which is an American Vessel that sent grain to England. Wilson was mad at Germany, and Germany tried to apologize saying it was a mistake. But Germany sinks 4 more U.S merchant ships.
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The Lusitania was a ship sailing from New York to Liverpool. But a German U-Boat shot a torpedo at the ship and at least 20,000 people died on the ship. 128 people were US Citizens.
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On September 15, 1916, the first tanks were used in The Battle of Somme. The British needed to break though the Germans line in France, doing so by using their tanks.
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Incumbent Democratic President Woodrow Wilson defeated Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican candidate.
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The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle in World War 1. French casualties were about 400,000, Germany was about 350,000. But about 300,000 were killed.
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The British decoded a German code in January 1917. They handed it to February 1917, and it was across the United states in March.
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After receiving the decoded telegram, Wilson asks congress to declare war against Germany and Central Powers.
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On August 17, 2917, congress votes and agrees to declare war on the Central power with the votes of 8 to 1.
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There was many riots in Russia. A man named Lenin, focused on Communism, and was successful. But he also wanted to pull Russia out of the war, so he signed a treaty with Germany.
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The Fourteen Points were statements of principles of peace to try and end the war. The principles were outlined on this day.
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The 1918 influenza pandemic was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic, the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus.
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The German government approached the United States with a request for an armistice. They hoped that this would be based on the 'Fourteen Points' laid down in January 1918 by US President Woodrow Wilson as a foundation for 'peace without victory'. By October however, with their troops bloodily engaged on the Western Front, American attitudes had hardened.
