WWI Timeline

Assacination of the Archduke and his wife.

Jun 28, 1914

On June 28, 1914, in Sarajevo, the Archduke and his wife were assassinated. Gavrilo Princip, a 19-year-old Bosnian Serb student and member of the nationalist group Young Bosnia had done it.

President Woodrow Wilson's proclamation of neutrality.

Aug 4, 1914

A statement issued on August 4, 1914, declaring that the United States would remain neutral in the ongoing conflict of World War I, signifying that the country would not take sides in the European war and would maintain friendly relations with all belligerent nations while upholding its own neutrality within its territory and waters. This proclamation aimed to keep America out of the war and prevent its citizens from actively participating in the conflict on either side.

Sinking of the Lusitania

May 7, 1915

The RMS Lusitania was a British luxury liner that was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915, during WWI.

Jeanette Rankin becomes first woman elected into congress.

Nov 7, 1916

She was an American politician and women's rights advocate who became the first woman to hold federal office in the United States. She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from Montana in 1916 for one term, then was elected again in 1940.

British naval intelligence decode

Jan 19, 1917

The British Naval intelligence intercepted and decoded the Zimmerman Telegram.

Signed declaration of war against Germany

Apr 6, 1917

On April 6, 1917, President Wilson signed this joint resolution, ending America's neutral stance on the conflict.

First troops landed

Jun 25, 1917

The first 14,000 American Troops landed in France.

Sedition Act

May 16, 1918

President Woodrow signed the Sedition Act of 1918 into law.

Signed an armistice ending WWI

Nov 11, 1918

On November 11, 1918, the Allies and Germany signed an armistice in France, ending WWI.

Treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

On June 28, 1919 the Treaty of Versailles was signed, officially ending WWI.