-
on June 28 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed in a the streets by a man apart of the "black hand" a Serbian secret society. this affected relations between the allies and central powers but America took neither side -
After the assignation of the archduke the united kingdom declared war on the German empire and after they refused to take their troops from Belgium. -
On may 7th a German U-boat sunk the Lusitania, a British travel ship which had American citizens on it and trading goods for Britain -
This is that date Woodrow Wilson beat Evans Hughes in the presidential election as the democratic pick for the soul reason that he promised to keep us out the war. -
This is the date when the British naval intelligence decrypted a telegram from the Germans to Mexico telling the Mexicans to wage war on the U.S to keep us them busy and not intervene with the European conflict. -
The United States formally declared war against Germany and entered the conflict in Europe. too assist the allies and to put a end to the conflict. -
Congress passed the declaration of war on the central powers officially. -
This is when congress passed the Sedition Act, which made it a crime for American citizens to "print, utter, or publish... any false, and malicious writing" about the government. At this time -
on this date an armistice was signed between the Germans and the Allies, ending World War I. and putting an end to conflict in Europe forever😮💨 -
On June 28 1918 The treaty of Versailles was signed officially ending World War 1 and definitely not going to cause an even bigger one that kill 2x more people.
Want to make a timeline like this?
Use Timetoast to turn dates, events, milestones, and phases into a clear visual timeline you can build and share. Timetoast is a timeline maker for work, school, research, and stories.