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Alliance System
There were two major defense alliances in Europe. The Allies consisted of Britain, France, and Russia -
Hollywood
California, becomes the center of movie production in the U.S. -
The Fighting starts
Germany invades Belgium, strategy known as Schlieffen Plan -
Marne, 1st Battle
Allies stop German advances on Paris -
Ypres, 2nd Battle
Germans use chemical weapons for the first time. -
German sinks the Lustania
German U-boats sink Lustania and 1,198 people died. -
Alexander
Graham Bell makes first transcontinental telephone call. -
Gallipolo
Allied forces defeated in bid to establish a supply route to Russia -
Verdun,
French hold the line in longest battler of the war. -
Somme, 1st Battle
Diastrous British offensive. -
Presdient?
Woodrow Wilson is reelected for president. -
Anyone ALIVE?
Battles of Verdun and the Somme claimed alot of lives. -
Wars hit Home
By 1917, America had mobilized for was against the Central Powers for two reasons: to ensure Allied repayment of debts to United States and to prevent the Germans from threatening U.S. shipping. -
Russia Scared?
Russia withdrawls from the war. -
Congress passes the sedition Act
President Wilson proposes the League of Nations.
