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Franz Ferdinand was the Archduke of Austria in 1914. He was assassinated by a Serbian Nationalist during a trip to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. This assassination was the spark that lit the fires of WWI
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Wilson proclaimed that the U.S. would stay out of the war, declaring its neutrality. Many Americans favored it, but unfortunately the U.S. did end up joining the war
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The timespan of WWI
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The sinking of the RMS Lusitania occurred on Friday, 7 May 1915 during the First World War. Germany sunk the ship using a submarine. This action killed many civilians and turned many people's public opinion against Germany and was a push factor for the U.S. to enter the war.
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The Zimmerman Note was a coded telegram sent January 16, 1917, by German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann to the German minister in Mexico. The Zimmerman note requested an alliance between Germany and Mexico, which would be very detrimental to the U.S., and it forced the U.S. to enter the war.
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Woodrow Wilson went before Congress to request a declaration of war against Germany. Congress accepted and the U.S. entered the war on April 12, 1917.
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The Committee on Public Information was the independent agency created under the Wilson administration to influence public opinion on WWI. It wanted to draw support for the U.S. in the war
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The Selective Service Act required all men ages 18-45 to enlist in the war effort.
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American troops landed in Europe in June of 1917. It wasn't until October that the AEF joined in the war.
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An Act that aims to punish acts of interference with foreign relations, the foreign commerce of the United States, to punish espionage, and better to enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and for other purposes.
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These 14 points were the principles that were used in negotiating the end of WWI.
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This battle was when the tides finally began to turn in favor of the Allies. It was the last German offensive and was followed by the first allied offensive victory.
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This finally marked the end of the war with the signing of the Armistice of 11 November 1918.
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The Paris Peace Conference was the formal meeting in 1919 of the victorious Allies after the end of World War I. Its goal was to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers.
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The Treaty of Versailles was rejected in 1919 due to objections to the idea of a League of Nations.
