WW1

Start of the War

Jun 28, 1914

Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were killed by Bosnian Serb Nationalist Gavrilo in Austria-Hungry.

U.S. cuts ties with Germany

Feb 3, 1917

This is due to the threat of the Germans at sea.

U.S. alerted to threat of Germans

Mar 1, 1917

Great Britain intercepted a telegram that Germany would reward Texas, New Mexico and Arizona to Mexico as a reward for attack on America.

U.S. enters the war

Apr 6, 1917

Congress declares war on Germany to join the Allied Forces

Hoover asks Americans to Save Food

May 5, 1917

Food was needed overseas to help the war effort. Herbert Hoover was the head of the U.S. Food Administration.

U.S. Draft Day

Jun 5, 1917

Over 9 million men between the age of 21-31 signed up to be in the military on the first day.

U.S. Troops Land in France

Jun 26, 1917

First U.S. Soldiers killed

Oct 21, 1917

James Gresham, Merle D. Hay and Thomas F. Enright were the first U.S. soldiers killed in action.

Americans win the Battle of Cantigny

May 28, 1918

This battle was in Germany. The U.S. soldiers in this battle were called Doughboys.

U.S. Navy plants sea mines

Jun 8, 1918

56,570 sea mines; 300 mile barrier created

U.S. gives okay to use chemical warfare

Jun 28, 1918

Treaty of Sevres

Aug 10, 1920

ends the war on the Eastern front with the ottoman Empire