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Franz Ferdinand Assasination
Franz and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, occurred on 28 June 1914 in Sarajevo when they were mortally wounded by Gavrilo Princip. -
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Great War Begins
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on 28th June 1914 triggered a war between the central and allied powers. -
Kaiser declares “open season” on ships
This made the north sea a war zone. -
Lusitania sank
Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom which had implemented a naval blockade of Germany. The ship was identified and torpedoed by Germany and sank in 18 minutes -
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Battle of the Somme
The French were able to regain a decent amount of land from the Germans. -
President Woodrow Wilson Re-elected
Won his second time running for president against Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican candidate. -
Russia pulls out of the war
Much of Russia's army started laying down their weapons after months of debating whether to leave the war. Lenin wanted to concentrate on building up a communist state and wanted to pull Russia out of the war. -
Zimmerman note intercepted
A note from Germany to Mexico was intercepted by the US and decoted. Germany was asking Mexico for a offer of being allies. -
United States declares war on Germany
The United States declared war because Germany renewed its policy of unrestricted submarine warfare that it had abandoned in 1915 after the sinking of the Lusitania -
Selective Service Act
This act authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through conscription. -
Connoy system
All merchant ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean would travel in groups under the protection of the British -
The Espionage Act of 1917
Its purpose was to make it illegal to write or speak anything critical of American involvement in the war. -
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Flu Epidemic
The influenza pandemic killed more people than the Great War, known today as World War I (WWI), at somewhere between 20 and 40 million people. -
Fourteen Points Speech
This speech was given to make peace regulations from WW1 -
Sedition Act passed
This act included new powers to deport foreigners as well as making it harder for new immigrants to vote. -
Germany signs Armistice
This was an agreement to stop fighting, and the 4 year long war came to an end.
