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US Expansion
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Assassination of Archducke Ferndinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assasinated by Gavriolo Princip pf Serbia -
Beginning of WWI
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Panama Canal
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German Proclomation
The waters around the british isles were to be consideredan official war zone and germany would sink any ship that entered the area -
Sinking of the Lusitania
British passeneger ship [sister ship of the Titanic] was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine killing more than 120 americans -
Sussex Pledge
Germany pledges not to s\ink any more merchant ships without warning. -
Unrestriced Sub Warfare continues
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Zimmerman Telegraph
Germany sent Mexico a telegram telling them to attack the U.S. in exchange for TX, NM, and AZ. -
When the US enetered WW1
After the Zimmerman Telegram, that was the last starw -
Selective Service Act of 1917
The government now has the power to draft soldiers.