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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
a teenage Serbian nationalist gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, as their motorcade maneuvered through the streets of Sarajevo. -
Great War begins
Also called World War 1, caused by the assassination of Franz Ferdinand -
Kaiser declares “open season” on ships
proclaimed that the North Sea was a war zone -
Lusitania sank
German u-boat sank the Lusitania which was British and had 120 Americans on it -
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Battle of the Somme
Battle between the French and British empires against the German empire -
Wilson re-elected
Wilson won against Charles Evans Hughes in the 1916 election -
Zimmerman note intercepted
A note sent from Germany to Mexico trying to get them to Ally with Germany -
US declares war on Germany
The US declared war on Germany because of their use of unrestricted submarines warfare and becauase of the Zimmerman Note -
Selective Service Act
authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through the compulsory enlistment of people. -
Convoy system
Ships would sail together for protection and security -
Espionage Age passed
made it a crime for any person to convey information intended to interfere with the U.S. armed forces prosecution of the war effort or to promote the success of the country’s enemies. -
Russia pulls out of the war
Bolsheviks overthrew the government and they withdrew from the war. -
Flu Epidemic
1918; an unusually deadly influenza epidemic -
Fourteen Points speech
The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I -
Sedition Act passed
extended the espionage act by nobility speech and expression of opinion -
Germany signs armistice
the agreement that ended the fighting on the Western Front.
