WWI Timeline (What events brought the U.S. into WWI?)

Franz Ferdinand was assassinated

Jun 28, 1914

Franz Ferdinand was assassinated and this caused to start WWI of Austro-Hungary, Serbia, and other countries. At that time, U.S. was neutral.

U.S. declares its neutrality

Aug 4, 1914

As Great Britain declares on war Germany and the Siege of Liege started, U.S. declares its neutrality to not be involved in the war.

The RMS Lusitania sunk

May 7, 1915

German U-boat torpedoes took down Lusitania as it contains lots of American passengers. At that time, the U.S. President Wilson sent 4 diplomatic protests to Germany

President Wilson is re-elected

Nov 7, 1916

Americans decided to re-elect President Wilson because of his slogan, "he has kept us out of war," means that the country is neutral from the war and doesn't want to join in.

The Zimmermann Telegram was decoded

Jan 19, 1917

The telegram was intercepted by British when the telegram says that Germany and Mexico would ally together to expand the southwest of America. This outcried the Americans, and gets favored by a lot of Americans to get involved in the war

U.S. declares war on Germany

Apr 6, 1917

After the sinking of Lusitania and the telegram being decoded and intercepted, the U.S. will be involved in war as they declared war on Germany

The first American troops land in France

Jun 25, 1917

After they declare war on Germany back in April, they landed in France to help ally with other allies to fight over German intervention in war.

The Sedition Act is passed by U.S. Congress

May 16, 1918

The U.S. Congress passed this act to design the protection of America's participation in WWI

WWI ends in an armistice

Nov 11, 1918

At the morning of this date, the armistice is signed by Germans to end WWI with the Allies. At that time, the Americans celebrated the signing of the armistice as it is over.

The Treaty Of Versailles is signed

Jun 28, 1919

At Paris, after the armistice is signed back in November of 1917, the German delegation signs the treaty to end the war with the Allies, but back home in Germany, the Germans react with mass demonstrations upon it. At that time, the Americans were happy about it.