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Kaiser declares “open season” on ships
Germany uses U boats to sink ships -
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
The event that sparked the outbreak of WW1 -
Great War Begins
Start of WW1 -
Lusitania sunk
Germany sinks the civilian ship carrying americans. -
Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire. July 1,1916 until November 18, 1916. -
Wilson re-elected
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Zimmerman note intercepted
Germany sends Mexico a telegram saying to join the war to fight the United States and when the U.S. is defeated, they will have all their land back in Texas and New Mexico -
US declares war on Germany
Wilson requested a declaration of war against Germany. -
Selective Service Act
Authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in WW1 -
Convoy system
British Royal Navy introduces a newly created convoy system. -
Espionage Age passed
Law passed two months after the United States joined WW1 -
Flu Epidimic
Between 20 and 40 million people died. 1918-1919 -
Fourteen Points Speech
A statement of principles for peace that was used to negotiate in order to end WW1 -
Russia Leaves the War
Bolshevik Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with the Central Powers, abandoning the Allied war effort and granting independence to its Polish and Baltic territories, the Ukraine, and Finland. -
Sedition Act passed
designed to protect america's participation in ww1 -
Germany signs armistice
End fighting on land, sea, and air in WW1 between the allies and Germany
