Key Figures and Events
Key Figures
Key Figures
Woodrow Wilson: He was the 28th U.S. President and was the president throughout the Great War.
Franz Ferdinand: Ferdinand was the Archduke of Austria-Hungary. His assassination on June 28, 1914 was the unofficial trigger of the Great War.
Winston Churchill: Churchill was the first lord of the British admiralty. He was also head of Britain's navy.
Key Events/Terms
Key Events/Terms
14 Points: In 1918, Woodrow Wilson proposed that the Great War was being fought for moral causes.
Zimmerman Telegram: A coded telegram from Alfred Zimmerman that tried to persuade Mexico to join in the Great War.
Triple Entente: An alliance between Russia, France and Britain officially established in 1907.
