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The Funeral of Edward the VII
This funeral brought together a lot of world leaders. All of the family that attended the funeral of the dead King were important leaders. -
(US) President Woodrow Wilson Inagurated
President Woodrow Wilson, who would serve as commander in chief during World War I, officially becomes President for the first of two terms. -
Battle of Masurian Lakes
There was a previous battle located near the villages of Frogenau and Tannenberg in East Prussia which ended in the second major defeat of the Russians. The second battle involved a aggressive strategy against Russia -
(EU) Archduke Franz Ferdinand Shot in Sarajevo
On this day, the Archduke of Austria-Hungary was shot by Gavrilo Princip. This event is often considered the spark for the World War I, which would grow because of entangling alliances. -
(EU) Germany attacks/declares war on France
Germany attacked war on France because France backed up Russia. -
(EU) Britain declares war on Germany
Britain declared war on Germany because Britain promised to protect Belgium under the treaty of London. -
(EU) WWI Begins
WWI began when Germany invaded Belgium, on July 28, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, and in about a weeks time, Russia, Belgium, France, Great Britain and Serbia had lined up against Austria-Hungary and Germany. -
(EU) Japan declared war on Germany
Japan sent Germany a ultimatum and Germany did not answer so Japan officially declared war on Germany because Japan was allies with Great Britain. -
Britain and France declared war on Turkey
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(EU) Christmas Truce of 1914
There was a truce so that Christmas could be celebrated. -
(US) Armenian Genocide
Approximately 1.5 million Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire in 1915 and at least 664,000 and possibly as many as 1.2 million died during the genocide. -
(US) Sinking of the Lusitania
Less than a year after WWI, a German U-bot torpedoed and sank the Lusitania. -
(US) US chases Pancho Villa
Not being able to catch Pancho Villa even with the best soldiers meant that the United States was not ready to go to war if they could not even catch a criminal. -
(EU) Battle of the Somme
The battle of Somme was one of the largest battles of the First World War. Also one of the bloodiest military battles in history. -
(US) Election of 1916
The candidates of the election of 1916 were Thomas Woodrow Wilson and Charles Evans Hughes. -
(US)(EU) Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmerman telegram was written by Zimmerman, the secretary of state. The telegram was made to contact the German ambassador in Mexico. The telegram benefited Germany because Mexico might have attacked the US which would have kept the US out of war. THe telegram was beneficial to Britain because the US would most likely become allies with them. -
(US) Woodrow Wilson asks Congress for a Declaration of War
Woodrow Wilson needed a part of Congress to approve of his request to go to war. -
(US) United States Declares War on Germany
After Woodrow Wilson asks Congress for a declaration of war, Congress approves and declares war on Germany. -
(US) Selective Service Act
The service selection act was signed by President Woodrow Wilson which inducted about 2.8 million men into the armed forces over the next two years. -
(US) US Enters
The US Senate voted 82 to 6 to declare war against Germany and the House of Representatives agreed on that with a vote of 373 to 50, so the US officially entered the war. -
(US) Battle of Belleau Wood
This battle is the first large-scale battle fought by American soldiers in WWI. U.S. Marines led the attack against the four German divisions that were in the woods and by the end of the first day there was more than 1,000 casualties.
