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Archduke Franz of Austria and his wife were both assassinated in Sarajevo. Which also drew towards Europe and caused WW1 -
President Woodrow Wilson formally proclaims the nuetrality of USA which americans favored -
Luisitania was torped by a German U-boat, it was crossing New York to liver pool when fired without warning -
Though the United States was not yet a participant in the war, Zimmermann signaled Germany's intention to unleash its U-boats in the Atlantic Ocean in a fully unrestricted campaign against all Allied shipping, including American transports. -
On April 6, 1917, the United States declared war on the German Empire, joining France, Great Britain, Russia, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Italy. They were arrayed against Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. -
The Sedition Act of 1918 was enacted on May 16, 1918 to extend the Espionage Act of 1917. The Sedition Act covered a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light or interfered with the sale of government bonds. -
President Woodrow Wilson was Re-Elected and defeated Charles E Hugh -
Just after their arrival in France some American soldiers became a symbol of deliverance for the French people. The first American Expeditionary Forces contingent landed in France in late June 1917 at Saint-Nazaire. -
November 11, 1918: World War I Ends. On November 11, 1918 an armistice was signed between the Germans and the Allies, ending World War I. -
The Versailles Peace Treaty, signed on June 28, 1919, officially ended World War 1. Of note, on the same day, five years earlier the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated at Sarajevo, Bosnia, starting the war.