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Assassination of Ferdinand
He was a royal Prince of Hungary. He was assassinated in Sarajevo. His assassinatin also started World War one. -
Lusitania
The Lusitania was a British ocean liner. While Germany was bombing boats, Lusitania was identified and destroyed by German U-boats. The boat sunk in 18 minutes. -
Election of 1916
In the election, Woddrow Wilson ran as a democrat and Charles Evans Hughes ran as a rebublican. Wilson won the election with the help of his slogan," He kept us out of war." Wilson is only the second democratic president to win election since reconstruction. -
Zimmerman Note
Germany promised Wilson that they would not attack neutral carriers and didn't keep their promise. American ships were sunk and Zimmerman sent a telegram to Mexico, proposing a German-Mexican alliance.The telegram was called the Zimmerman Note. -
Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution began to the creation of the Soviet Union. There were more than one revolution in Russia. The Russian Revolution was in the middle of World War one which was during the year 1917. -
Selective Service Act
The Selective Service Act drafted more soldiers in the war while they were fighting Germany. The act was drafted by the captian who was Hugh Johnson. The act was dropped when World War one was ended. -
War Industry Board
This was a industry during WW1 that purchased war supplies. The board was lead by Frank Scott. The board set production quotas and allocated raw materials. -
Fourteen Points
This was a speech given by Wilson to a joint session of Congress. It was to assure that the war was being fought for a moral reason and for peace in Europe.The speech was given 10 months before the armistice. -
Espionage and Sedition Act
This act was pretty much an act that prohibited bad and offensive language and action towards the goverment. You could not use any abusive or profane language torwards the goverment, the U.S flag, or the military. If anyone was arrested for this they got 5 to 20 years in prison. -
Armistice
The amistice day was the day that the Allies and Germany agreed to end the first World War. This day marked a victory for the Allies and a complete loss for Germany. The armistice was signed in a railway carrige in Compienge Forest. -
Schenck Vs. U.S
Schenck was protesting and was arrested because it was about the draft during World War one. The court concluded that he did not have 1st right amendment to express his speech on the draft. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty at the end of the war. The treaty was signed exactly five years after the assassination of Ferdinand. Part of the treaty was for Germany to say that they were the cause of the war starting.
