jul 28, 1914 - WW1 Begins

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World War I began in 1914, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which pulled in multiple countries due to alliances. During the conflict, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers) fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States (the Allied Powers). At the outbreak of fighting in 1914, the United States remained on the sidelines of World War I, adopting the policy of neutrality favored by President Woodrow Wilson (while continuing commerce and shipping with European countries on both sides of the conflict). However, in 1915, Germany declared the waters surrounding the British Isles to be a war zone, and German U-boats sunk several vessels, including some U.S. ships. Germany also sunk the Lusitania with hundreds of American passengers onboard. The following month they sunk four more U.S. ships, and on April 2 Woodrow Wilson appeared before Congress and called for a declaration of war against Germany.

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