WW1 Timeline

Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

Jun 28, 1914

Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary, was in a parade in Sarajevo, Bosnia. He and his wife were shot by a Serbian, Gavarillo Princip.

American Policy

Aug 4, 1914

Woodrow Wilson asks americans to remain nuetral in every way. He wanted to keep America out of the war.

U-Boat Torpedoes the Luisitania

Feb 11, 1915

U-boat torpedoed the Sussex

Mar 24, 1916

a U-boat torpedoed the Sussex, a French passengeer steamship. U.S threatened to cut diplomatic ties to Germany(Sussex Pledge). Germans promised again to warn ships before attacking

End of the Sussex Pledge

Jan 31, 1917

Germany informs the U.S that they are ending the Sussex Pledge and resuming to unrestricted submarine warfare

U.S Broke Diplomatic Ties with Germany

Feb 3, 1917

Wilson Asks Congress to Declare War on Germnay

Apr 2, 1917

Congress Agrees to Declare War on Germany

Apr 6, 1917