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production in the U.S.
hollywood, california, becomes the center of movie production in the u.s. -
assassinated
archduke franz ferdinand and his wife are assassinated. -
declares war
germany declares war on russia and france. Great Britain declares war on germany and austria hungary -
Lusitania
German U-boats sink the Lusitania, and 1,198 people die. -
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell makes first transcontinental telephone call. -
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein proposes his general theory of relativity. -
reelected
Woodrow Wilson is reelected president. -
Battles
the battles of Verdun and the somme claim millions of lives -
Act
the Selective service Act sets up the draft. -
US
the United States declares war on Germany -
Russia
Russia withdraws from the war -
congress
congress passes the Sedition Act. -
Wilson
president Wilson proposes the League of Nations -
Bolsheviks
the Bolsheviks establish a communist regime in russia -
ends
the First world war Ends -
congress
congress approves the nineteenth amendment, granting women the vote. -
30 million
A worldwide influenza epidemic kills over 30 million