1914-1919

By Rulerofu11

  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife assassinated

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    1914-1919

  • Germany Declares War on Russia and France

    Germany Declares War on Russia and France

  • Britain declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary

    Britain declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary

  • German U-Boats sink the Lustania killing 1,198 people including Americans

    German U-Boats sink the Lustania killing 1,198 people including Americans

  • Alexander Graham Bell makes first transcontinental telephone call

    Alexander Graham Bell makes first transcontinental telephone call

  • Albert Einstein propesed the general theory of relativity

  • Battles of Verdun and the Somme claim millions of lives

  • Selective Service Act sets up the draft

  • Russia Withdraws from WWI

    Russia Withdraws from WWI

  • U.S. Enters WWI

    U.S. Enters WWI

  • Congress Passes Sedition Act

  • Communist Regime is established in Russia

  • First World War Ends

  • U.S. President Woodrow Wilson proposes League of Nations

  • 19th Amendment gives women right to vote

  • Influenza epidemic kills over 30 million