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(US) President Woodrow Wilson Inaugurated
President Woodrow Wilson, who would serve as commander in chief during world war I, officially becomes President for the first of two terms. -
(EU) The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip. -
(EU) Austria-Hungary demands Serbia arrest the leaders of the Black hand
10 men in Serbia formed the black hand in the efforts to make a "better Serbia" through violence.The Austria-Hungry government interrogated several of the Black Hand's members. The Austria-Hungry government demanded that the Serbian government must arrest the three ring leaders and have them put to trial in Vienna. -
(EU) Serbia appeals to Russia for help
Serbia appealed to Russia for help during World War One. Russia accepted the request and they became allies and fought together. Russia wanted to support them but also wanted to maintain their status as a great power and they wanted to gain influence. -
(EU) Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Due to the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand Austria-Hungry declared war on Serbia. -
(EU) Germany declares war on Russia
Due to Russia's alliance with Serbia and mobilization, Germany declared war on Russia and fought aside Austria-Hungry. -
(EU) Germany Attacks / Declares War on France
Germany attacked and declared war France because France supported Russia. -
(EU) Germany declares war on France
A few days after declaring war on Russia, Germany declared war on France. Now all of Europe is in arms. -
(EU) Britain declares War on Germany
The german control of Belgium threatened Britain. When Germany attacked the French, Britain declared war within hours. -
(EU) Christmas Truce of 1914
The Christmas Truce was a widespread unofficial ceasefire on the Western front of World War I. -
(EU) The Armenian Genocide
The Ottoman Empires government was trying to kill of the Armenians. there is still denial that this happened but hundreds of thousands of people died. -
(EU) The sinking of the lustitania
The Germans sent out a warning To the United kingdom that they were going to sing their passenger ship that went to liverpool. the UK didn't listen and let the ship go out to sea. The Germans sank the ship and killed thousands of passengers including some Americans. -
(EU) The battle of somme
The battle of somme was a long battle of World War I that went on from July to November 1916. it was fought in northern France. There was no decisive winner of the war. -
(US) The election of 1916
The two candidates were. Charles Evan Hughs and Woodrow Wilson. The winner of the election was Wilson. It was extremely close and came down to who was more or less willing to go to war. -
(US) US chases Pancho Villa
villa was a Mexican bandit who killed many Americans. The American military couldn't catch him and they took that failure as a sign that the US wasn't prepared for war because they couldn't even take on one person. -
(EU) (US) The Zimmerman Telegraph
Germany sent a telegraph to a Germain ambassador in Mexico with plans to distract the US military with a war with Mexico. They wanted an alliance with Mexico. The British cracked the code and found out the German plans and shared them with the US. -
(US) Woodrow Wilson asks Congress for a Declaration of war
The president goes before congress to suggest a declaration of war and say "The world must be made safe for democracy" -
(US) United States Declares war on Germany.
president Wilson asked the Congress to declare war on Germany on April 2, 1917 and the Congress responded with a declaration of war on April 6, 1917. -
(US) (EU) The Battle of Cantigny
The Battle of Cantigny was the first independent United States operation in World War One. We did win the battle on behalf of the allies. -
(US) Battle of Belleau Wood
This was the first large scale battle fought by the United States. United States forces under the General John J. Pershing helped halt the German, and on June 6 Pershing ordered a counter-offensive to drive the Germans out of Belleau Wood. The battle was an allied Victory. -
(EU) (US) The Second Battle of Marne
This battle took place form July 15, 1918 to August 6, 1918. This is the battle that the United States helped shape what the character of the modern American military looked like. This was also the last major German offense of the western front. -
(US) (EU) The Battle of Chateau-Thierry
This was a battle in France that took place on the eighteenth of July. The battle ended up being an allied victory and was considered the turning point of the war. -
(US) (EU) The Battle of St. Mihiel
This battle was fought in ST. Mihiel, Fance from September 12 to September 15 and was American led. It cam out to be a victory for the Allies.
