Wilson is elected in a landslide by 435 electoral votes. The Japanese government and Wilson protest. The Seventeenth Amendment, which provides for the popular election rather than the appointment of senators, is passed. The Armory Show in New York City introduces modern European art to the United States. Archduke Francis Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo, after which the Austro-Hungarian Government declares war on Serbia.
Japan also declares war on Germany.
United States evacuates troops stationed in Vera Cruz, Mexico. 5 September. Allied victory at the Battle of the Marne. 7 May. Lusitania is sunk without warning, losing 1198 out of 1924 passengers. The U. S. demands reparations, but Germany delays. Iron and Steelworkers strike for the 8-hour day.