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Battle fought by the British and French against the German Empire.
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A Serbian nationalist shot Franz Ferdinand and his wife because they didn't want to be controlled by Austria-Hungary anymore.
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Germany declares war on France which starts the war.
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Germany uses U-Boats to sink all ships in the Atlantic.
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German U-Boats sank the Lusitania which was a ship carrying American passengers.
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Woodrow Wilson was elected for a second term because he wanted to keep America out of the war.
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A secret telegram from Germany to Mexico telling them to declare war on the United States to get some of their land back.
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German U-Boats kept sinking American ships and ships with American passengers.
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An act authorized by the government to raise a national army so America could enter World War I
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British Royal Navy introduced a new convoy system where all merchant ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
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Intended to prohibit from interfering with the military and to prevent the support of enemies of the United States during the war.
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Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks took over the Russian government and he wanted Russia to be communist and take Russia out of the war.
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Statement of principles of peace and it was supposed to be used for peace negotiations so they could end WWI.
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Extended the Espionage Act to cover a broader range of offenses.
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This ended fighting on the Western Front. And was a complete defeat for Germany.
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The flu epidemic killed more people than WWI.