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Archduke Franz Ferdinand is shot
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is shot by a Nationalist group called the Black Hand because Austria - Hungary was encroaching on Serbia -
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World War I
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Sinking of the Lusitania
Lusitania, carrying both passengers and cargo, is sunk by German submarine because of submarine warfare started Germany. -
National Defense Act is Passed
National Defense Act is passed, expanding the U.S. military and gave the president more authority over the National Guard -
Germany Renews Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Germany renews unrestricted submarine warfare because they did not want the U.S. in the war, so once the U.S. entered the war Germany ended restricted submarine warfare. -
U.S.S Housatonic Sunk
U.S.S Housatonic sunk and the German Sub Commander said to the captain “You are carrying foodstuffs to an enemy of my country, and though I am sorry, it is my duty to sink you.” -
US Breaks Diplomatic Ties with Germany
U.S. breaks diplomatic ties with Germany because they joined the war and Germany renewed submarine warfare again -
U.S Declares War
U.S. declares war, the resolution to whether the US should declare war was passed at 3 am. There was a vote of 373 - 50 -
Selective Service Act
Selective Service Act authorizes the U.S. government to raise a national army -
First Liberty Loan
A liberty loan was a war bond that was petitioned by the government to help pay for the war. -
War Industries Board
War Industries Board is established; purpose was to coordinate the purchase of war supplies between the War Department and the Navy Department. -
Lever Food and Fuel Act
The Lever Food and Fuel Control Act establishes the United States Food Administration and the Federal Fuel Administration. Authorizes the president to regulate price, production, transportation, and allocation of feeds, food, fuel, beverages, and distilled spirits for the remainder of World War I. -
War Revenue Act
War Revenue Act drastically increases income taxes in order to raise more money for the war effort, -
Second Liberty Loan
Government uses propaganda and imagery of German atrocities to influence people to buy bonds. -
Railroads are Nationalized
The railway industry is nationalized - meaning the government takes control of the industry from private ownership. -
Maximum Prices for Steel
Price of Steel was $2.89 per 100 pounds in 1918. -
Germans Begin Massive Offensive on the Western Front
Germans begin massive offensive on the western front. They begin it at this time because the German commander Erich Ludendorff saw this as a crucial opportunity to launch a new offensive. He had hoped to strike the allies and make them negotiate for peace before the US arrived with their troops. -
Third Liberty Bond
The Third Liberty Loan allowed the US to issue 3 billion worth of bonds at a rate of 4.5%. -
First independence action by the American Expeditionary Force
American Expeditionary Force leads the victory at the Battle of Cantigny, commanded by General John J. Pershing -
Battle of Belleau Wood
Battle of Belleau Wood becomes the first sizeable U.S. action. 9,777 US troops were killed, but resulted in an Allied victory. -
Second Battle of the Marne
Second Battle of the Marne turned out to be the last large German offensive of World War I. US Troops were nicknamed “doughboys”, due to the flour they used to polish their white belts -
900,000 Americans in the Battle of Meuse-Argonne
The US suffered 110,000 casualties. -
Fourth Liberty Loan
The government raised around $17 billion for the war effort. -
Armistice
- Open Diplomacy
- Freedom of the Seas
- Removal of Economic Barriers
- Reduction of Armaments
- Adjustment of colonial claims
- Conquered territories in Russia
- Preservation of Belgian sovereignty
- Restoration of French Territory
- Redrawing of Italian Frontiers
- Division of Austria - Hungary
- Redrawing of Balkan boundaries
- Limitations on Turkey
- Establishment of an Independent Poland
- Creation of an Association of Nations
