WW1 timeline

By Tessayoung
  • Assasionation

    Assasionation

    a bomb was thrown at Archduke Franz Ferdinand but missed. Austrians had anger towards Serbia. Signified the start of war.
  • Declaring war

    Declaring war

    Great Britain declares war on Germany. The declaration is binding on all Dominions within the British Empire including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa. The United States declares neutral
  • U-boats sink

    U-boats sink

    German U-boat sinks 1,201 people including 128 Americans. Woodrow Wilson sends for Diplomatics to protest Germany.
  • President Woodrow re-election

    President Woodrow re-election

    America Re-elects president Woodrow, who campaigned “He kept us out of war”
  • Zimmerman telegram

    Zimmerman telegram

    British intercepted a telegram sent by German minister Zimmerman to the German ambassador. The telegram is then passed by the British to the Americans then to the public. That caused a outcry from internationalists in the U.S.
  • War Declared

    War Declared

    United States declares war on Germany
  • American Tropps

    American Tropps

    The first American troops land in France
  • Sedition act

    Sedition act

    President Woodrow signed the sedition act into law, forbid slander on the U.S.
  • The Armistice

    The Armistice

    The armistice, significs that the war is ending
  • Wars over

    Wars over

    German signs the treaty of Versailles, ending the war