WWI U.S. Involvement

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife

Jun 28, 1914

The Archduke of Austria FRANZ FERDINAND was assassinated by a Bosnian, *Making war a large possibility

Britain declares war on Germany

Aug 4, 1914

GREAT BRITIAN declares WAR on GERMANY, Linking many of their allies into the war. *The U.S. helps supply the allies

The Lusitania is sunk

May 7, 1915

The LUSITANIA had BLOWN UP internally and ended up sinking, * the U.S. assumed it was a bombing or planned and this had raised possibility of war even more

Woodrow Wilson is re-elected

Nov 7, 1916

President WILSON is re-elected. * he says he will try to keep the U.S. neutral

The Zimmermann telegram is intercepted.

Jan 19, 1917

Germany had sent a telegram to Mexico, offering them their * land back if they start to fight with the U.S.

The U.S. joins WWI

Apr 6, 1917

• The U.S. declared WAR on GERMANY, joining the allies in WWI

U.S. troops land in France

Jun 25, 1917

• the first U.S. TROOPS show up in FRANCE, helping aid battles over there

Sedation act is signed into law

May 16, 1918

PRESIDENT WILSON sedation act was signed into law, * making it illegal to criticize any part of the U.S. gov or military along with not being able to support enemy countries

The Armistice is signed by Germany

Nov 11, 1918

GERMANY signed the ARMISTICE, * ENDING the FIGHTING of the WAR at 11 am

Treaty is signed by Germany

Jun 28, 1919

GERMANY finally signed the TREATY, * this had officially ENDED the whole WAR