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Kaiser declares “open season” on ships
. Kaiser Wilhelm proclaimed the North Sea a war zone where all merchant ships including those who are from neutral ... -
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
a teenage Serbian nationalist gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, as their motorcade maneuvered through the streets of Sarajevo -
Great War begins
Germany and Austria-Hungary fought on the same side. They became known as the Central Powers -
Lusitania sank
during the First World War, as Germany waged submarine warfare against ... -
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 -
Wilson re-elected
The United States presidential election of 1916 was the 33rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1916. Incumbent President Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic candidate, was pitted against Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican candidate. -
Zimmerman note intercepted
Count Johann von Bernstorff, to offer significant financial aid to Mexico if it agreed to enter any future U.S-German conflict as a German ally. -
Selective Service Act
authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through the compulsory enlistment of people. -
Espionage Age passed
shortly after the U.S. entry into World War I. It has been amended numerous times over the years. It was originally found in Title 50 of the U.S. Code (War) but is now found under Title 18, Crime. -
Fourteen Points speech
President Woodrow Wilson delivering his Fourteen Points to Congress. -
Flu Epidemic
The 1918 flu pandemic was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic, the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus. -
Russia pulls out of the war
Russia pulled out of World War I because the communists wanted to focus on internal rather than external problems after they seized power in the February Revolution of 1917 -
Sedition Act passed
to cover a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government -
Germany signs armistice
8 was an armistice during the First World War between the Allies and Germany – also known as the Armistice of Compiègne after the location in which it was signed -
US declares war on Germany
the United States Congress declared war upon Germany hours after Germany declared war on the United States -
Convoy system
defined as a group of merchant vessels sailing together, with or without naval escort, for mutual security and protection, has a much longer history than sometimes suggested.