1. June, 28 1914 Assassination of the Archduke

2. August 3rd, 1914 Germany invades Belgium

3. August 4th, 1914-Britain Blockades Germany, Stopping ALL shipments, Including Food

4. Feburary 4th, 1915—Germany declares a (U-boat) submarine blockade of Britain

5. 4/22/15 Germany Warns Americans: avoid Ships Carrying Weapons to England

6. June, 1915 William Jennings Bryan Resigns as Secretary of State, Predicting Wilson’s Policies Will Lead us into War.

7. May 7th, 1915 The Lusitania (Carrying Weapons) sunk by a U-boat
May 7th, 1915 The Lusitania (Carrying Weapons) sunk by a U-boat. 128 US Civilians killed

8. Wilson protests this violation of the United States' neutral rights

9. 8/19 1915 Germany Sinks the Arabic, a British Ship, Killing 40 Civilians

10. 8/30/1915 Arabic Pledge: Wilson Threatens War--Germany Promises Stop Sinking Ships Without Warning

11. 3/24/1916---Germans Break Arabic Pledge and Sinks the Sussex

12. 5/4/1916 Germany Makes the Sussex Pledge-Promising to Stop Sinking Ships Without Warning

13. Summer/Fall 1916: Wilson Wins Reelection Campaigning on the Slogan “He Kept Us Out of War!”

14. 2/1 1917 Germany Resumes Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

15. 2/24/1917 Zimmerman Telegram Shown to Wilson-Germany Offers Alliance with Mexico, Promises To Return Land US Stole

16. 4/6/1917 US Declares War on Germany