WWI timeline

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  • Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand

    A serbian nationalist gunned him down in Sarajevo.
  • Wilson urges neutrality

    Wilson urges neutrality

    The U.S. declares neutrality for the first world war.
  • Sinking of The Lusitania

    Sinking of The Lusitania

    The Germans sunk the ship carrying war materials and U.S, citizens.
  • Zimmerman note

    Zimmerman note

    The Zimmermann Telegram was a telegram from Germany to get Mexico into the war.
  • American declares war

    American declares war

    America declared war on Germany
  • Creation of the CPI

    Creation of the CPI

    The CPI was created to domestically publicize the American war effort.
  • Selective Service Act

    Selective Service Act

    The U.S. could now draft citizens into the military.
  • American troops enter Europe

    American troops enter Europe

    American troops enter Europe but didn't get onto the front lines until October.
  • Espionage Act

    Espionage Act

    made it a crime for any person to convey info intended to interfere with the U.S. armed forces
  • Wilson's 14 points

    Wilson's 14 points

    This was a statement for peace and used for peace talks at the end of the war.
  • Second Battle of Marne

    Second Battle of Marne

    The last major German offensive on the western front during the first world war.
  • German Surrender in Compiegne, France

    German Surrender in Compiegne, France

    The Armistice of Compiegne, France. This ended the fighting on the Western front.
  • Paris Peace Conference

    Paris Peace Conference

    This was the meeting of the victorious Allied Powers following the end of World War I.
  • Rejection of The Treaty of Versailles

    Rejection of The Treaty of Versailles

    The U.S. senate rejected the treaty based primarily on objections of the League of Nations. The US would never ratify to join the League of Nations.