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they were assassinated in Sarajevo on June, 28, 1914 when an angry citizen whose name was Gavrilo Princip who was a Bosnian student and member of the Serbian secret society "Black Hand". it was important because it was a major event that led to world war 1. -
The declaration because of Germanys refusal to remove troops from neutral Belgium. The declaration connected British Empire including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa. Woodrow Wilson declared the U.S being neutral so destruction stayed in Europe. -
He had a slogan that he "kept us out of war" and people thought a republican winning would mean war with Mexico and Germany. His position was important on winning the Western States. -
The Lusitania sinks off the Irish coast after being attacked by a German U-boat. It sinks in 18 minutes, killing 1,201 people, including 128 Americans which made people mad. President Woodrow Wilson sends four diplomatic protests to Germany at the same time. The Lusitania was carrying weapons even though it was a neutral ship. It set off a chain reaction that led to World War 1. -
Britain intercept a telegram from Germany to German embassies and Mexico city about Germany providing tactical support while Mexico would expand to Southwest America that was once Mexico. Britain then gives the message to America and the public which created an outcry including Teddy Roosevelt, who favored American military involvement in the war. -
The US joined France, Great Britain, Russia, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Italy. They were fighting against Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. -
The first 14,000 US troops landed in France at Saint Nazaire port. It was a hidden location so German submarines wouldn't attack them. The US troops were very needed for the Allies soldiers, and they started landing there in big groups. -
This act expanded the Espionage Act of 1917 by covering a large range of offensives and having a negative opinion with the war or government. The act made it illegal for American citizens say any false information about the government. It also violated the first amendment and refused Americans their freedom of speech. -
In Compiègne, France, at 5:10 am, Germans sign the Armistice. It isn't effective until 11 am, so fighting continues until 11 o'clock with 2000 casualties. The guns on the Western Front fell silent after years of war, ending World War I, and later being named veterans day in the US. -
It was 230 pages long, and had a few connections with the Fourteen Points Speech as some Germans had hoped. This treaty formally ended the war, even though some Germans thought some of the terms were harsh like losing territories, paying financial reparations, disarming, ad giving up all of its overseas colonies. It also created the League of Nations, which the US never joined causing them to miss out on having influence on international decisions.