WWI Timeline

WWI Timeline

1917

1917

1917

1915

US enters WW1

Selective Service Act

War Industries Board

Sinking of Lusitania

• Increased the amount of men the government could recruit for wartime.

• Coordinated the purchase of war supplies for the war and navy department.

• Previous tensions push America to declare war on Germany.

• German submarine sinks Lusitania (an American ship)

1917

1917

1917

1917

Russian Revolution

Espionage Act

Comittee on Public Information

Zimmermann Telegram

• Russia was influenced by world powers to overthrow gov.

• Agency created by Wilson to influence public opinion towards supporting US in WWI

• Meant to silence anyone in US without pro-US opinions during wartime.

• Intercepted message from Germany to Mexico that prompts war against USA.

WWI Timeline

1918

1918

1920

1918

Meuse Argonne Offensive

Influenza Pandemic

Formation of the League of Nations

Wilson's 14 points

• A gas battle that led to countless US casualities and the end of the war

• Decreased the amount of healthy men that could fight for the US.

• Wilson advocated for a peaceful agreement to end WWI

• Wilson's original idea: a place where nations can sort out problems to avoid war.

1919

1918

1918

Treaty of Versailles

Armstice Day

Sedition Act

• The official cease of arms and a day to remember the fallen soliders of WWI

• Official treaty to end the war, but blamed Germany for most of the war which caused problems later on

• An extension of the espionage act, made it illegal to print anti-US material