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World War I
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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Ferdinand and his wife, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, were gunned down on June 28, 1914. -
Geat War Begins
on July 28, 1914. -
Germany signs armistice
11 nov 1918 when germany basically surrendered to the allies -
Kaiser declares “open season” on ships
Ships can be sank... -
Lusitania sank
sank on may 7, 1915. The ship carried civilians and weapons. -
Battle of the Somme (Start)
July 1 to Nov 18, 1916… where the british and french fought against the germans -
Wilson re-elected
Nov 7, 1916… He won over the republican candidate, Charles Evans, Hughes. -
Battle of the Somme (End)
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Zimmerman note intercepted
January 1917… telegram which was intercepted and deciphered by the british. -
US declares war on Germany
April 2, 1917… wilson asked a joint session of US Congress for declaring war against germany. -
Selective Service Act
Enacted May 18, 1917 and was canceled with the end of the war on Nov. 11, 1918 which authorized the government to raise a national army just for the war. -
Espionage Act passed
Act of 1917 passed on june 15 soon after the US entered the war. This eliminated spying and obtaining political and military info -
Flu Epidemic (Starts)
1918 - 1919 and somewhere between 20-40 million people caught the flu. It’s considered the most devastating epidemic in our history. -
Fourteen Points speech
A speech by President Wilson addressing ending WW1 on Jan. 8, 1918. -
Russia pulls out of the war
Nov. 1917 after negotiating the treaty of Brest-Litovsk which officially ended their involvement. -
Sedition Act passed
may 16, 1918… act that extended the espionage act of 1917 including more offenses, primarily speech and expression of opinion with negative reference towards the government and war effort -
Convoy system
Group of ships sailing together for protection -
Flu Epidemic (Ends)
... continued from first post.