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Austria declared what was expected to be a short war on Serbia
turned out this war will turn into WW1 -
germany obligated by treaty to support Austria-Hungary
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Germany declared war on Russia's ally France
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A U-boat sank the British liner Lusitania
128 Americans were killed when the boat was hit by a torpido. total of 1,198 people were lost from this event -
Battle of Sommewhich
Lasted till mid november the British suffered 60,000 casualties the first day. -
The U.S. Congress passed the Selective Service Act.
this acquired males of the voting age to sing up for a draft if needed -
The Spanish Flu
a major flu pandemic that spreads across the world and most victims were healthy young people, 500,000 americans died before this passed in 1919 -
Congress passed the Espionage act
a person could be fined $10,000 and sentenced to 20 years in jail for interfering with the war. -
No fireworks this year
U.S. launched 95 ships -
rifle and revolver
york killed 25 Germans with six other soldiers captured 132 prisoner -
Hungary surrendered to Allies
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Socialist leaders in the capital, Bearlin, established a German republic
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Cease
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 Germany agreed to a cease-fire and signed the armistice which ended the war -
The end!
By the end of 1918 24 million men had registered under the Selective Service Act. Of this 3 million were selected -
19th amendments
Congress finally passed the amendment granting women the right to vote
