World War 1 Timeline- Eric Ferguson, Jeshua Malroy, Dani Kucsera

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    militarism, Imperialism, Nationalism, Alliance System Lead to War

    Caused harsh competition throughout Europe for land
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    Great Migration

    Many Blacks traveled to the North for Industrial jobs and to keep mills running
  • Assasination of Archducke Francis Ferdinand Poweder Keg

    Starts the War to end all Wars... spoiler alert, there's another
  • Lusitania

    German U-boat attacked an British Passanger Liner; Kills American (Americans mad)
  • "He Kept Us out of War"

    Wilson was re-elected, and his policies ran the war
  • Zimmermann Telegram

    Germany sends Mexico a ally request, intercepted by America. DOes not work
  • Russian Overthrow of the Czar

    Popular uprising not led by a communist
  • Selective Service

    Drafting
  • Espionage Act

    Forbade criticisms of war or governments acts towards war
  • The War Industry Board

    Regulated the purchases and production of the War
  • Russian Revolution

    Vladimir Lenon overthrows provisional government and begins communism
  • Fourteen Points

    Wilson's plan for peacec after the war; League of Nations, Demilitarization, No secret treaties, self-determination, and Free-ing of colonies
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    Influenza Pandemic

    Many people suffered from the flu because they did not know what virus were
  • Sediion Act

    Expands the list of restriction of the Espionage Act
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    General Perishing

    Lead the American Expedentiary Forces in the Meuse Argonne Campaign
  • Big Four Meets

    The Triple (although it was 4) Entete leaders {Francec, USA, Britain, and Italy} meet to decide the peace terms
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    Red Scare

    Mainly led by Mitchell Palmer who arrested those in participation of anarchism, socialism, etc.
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    Xenophobia

    Afraid of Eastern Europeans who embraced socialism
  • Schenck V. The United States

    Validated the Espionage Act saying that "you can take away the first amendment right if they presented a clear and present danger."
  • Treaty of Versailles

    Made Germany pay many war reporations, minoriteies in Europe have more freedom bc of self-determination, a lot of nations also dissatisfied; start of LON