WORLD WAR I

ASSASSANATION

• Archduke Ferdinand assassinated
• The Archduke and his wife are assassinated
• Sarajevo, Bosnia
• June 28, 1914

WAR BEGINS

• Germany declares war on Russia and France
• Many other country's announce neutrality.
• August 1,1914

AMERICA RESPONSE

• Wilson declares neutrality
• August 4,1914

WILSON IDEA

• Wilson calls for the "peace without victory"
• Wanted all countries to stop fighting
• No victor in the war
• January 22, 1917

ZIMMERMANN

• Zimmerman asks Mexico to join them
• Exchange for land lost to the U.S
• Note found by the Allies
• February 1917

DECLARATION OF WAR

• Wilson asks for a declaration of war
• April 2, 1917

SELECTIVE SERVICE

• The Selective Service Act is passed
• About 10 million men enlist
• 3,000,000 men are later drafted
• May 28, 1917

CANTIGNY

• May 28, 1918
• The first victory for the American troops

GERMANS SURRENDER

• November 11, 1918
• Germans sign an armistice with Allies
• They expected peace because of Wilson 14 points

TREATY

• June 28, 1919
• The Treaty of Versailles
• Germans sign the Treaty
• Treaty drafted by the "Big Four"