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June 28, 1914 - Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, and his wife, visit Sarajevo in Bosnia. A bomb is thrown at their auto but misses. Undaunted, they continue their visit only to be shot and killed a short time later by a lone assassin. Believing the assassin to be a Serbian nationalist, the Austrians target their anger toward Serbia.
this significant to the United States because these actions sparked world war 1 -
Great Britain declares war on Germany. The declaration is binding on all Dominions within the British Empire including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa. The United States declares its neutrality.
This impacted on the US because they had to help their allies in the war -
A German U-Boat torpedoes the British passenger liner Lusitania off the Irish coast. It sinks in 18 minutes, drowning 1,201 persons, including 128 Americans.
This impacted on the US because they died. -
American voters re-elect President Woodrow Wilson who had campaigned on the slogan, "He kept us out of war."
This impacted the U.S because we voted and elected a president so we would stay out of wars. -
The British intercept a telegram sent by Alfred Zimmermann in the German Foreign Office to the German embassies in Washington, D.C., and Mexico City. Its message outlines plans for an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States. According to the scheme, Germany would provide tactical support while Mexico would benefit by expanding into the American Southwest, retrieving territories that had once been part of Mexico. -
The United States of America declares war on Germany.
This impacted the U.S because we declared war on germany -
The first American troops land in France.
This impacted the U.S because we laned in france -
At 5:10 am, in a railway car at Compiègne, France, the Germans sign the Armistice which is effective at 11am the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Fighting continue all along the Western Front until precisely 11 o'clock, 2,000 casualties experienced that day by all sides. Artillery barrages also erupt as 11 am draws near as soldiers yearn, claim they fired the very last shot in the war.
This impacted the U.S because after we were fighting for hours 2000 people were killed. -
The League of Nations is founded, championed by President Wilson as a means of peaceably resolving future conflicts. Germany is excluded for the time being. Despite Wilson's intentions, the United States never joins as an isolationist-minded U.S. Senate subsequently rejects membership to avoid further European entanglements.
This impacted the U.S because a peace treaty was made which closed the war at least.