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US Passes Selective Service Act
On May 18,1917 Wilson signed The Selective Service act into a law. The Act required men in the US between the ages 21 and 30 to be in the military. -
The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
On June 28,1914 a teenager Serbian nationalist gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife ,Sophie ,as their motorcade maneuvered through the streets of Sarajevo. -
The Sinking of the Lusitania
On May 7,1915 the Germans Sink the Lusitania there were like 190 Americans on the Lusitania. The Americans got mad because some of their people were there. -
British use Tanks and Delville Wood
In World war one tanks first appeared at the battle of Flers-Courcelette in September 1916.That was the first time Tanks had been used in a military conflict. -
Telegram Zimmermann
The message came in the form of a coded telegram dispatched by the Foreign Secretly of the German Empire ,Arthur Zimmermann ,on 19 January 1917.The message was sent to the German ambassador to Mexico ,Heinrich von Eckardt. -
President Woodrow Wilson Talks to congress about goin to the war
On April 2,1917 Woodrow Wilson Asks for Declaration of war against Germany. And it said the world must be made safe for democracy -
U.S enters World War one
On April 6,1917 two days after the U.S enters war against Germany, the U.S enters the war world one -
Kaiser Wilhelm Abdicates and Goes Into Exile
The German emperor Wilhelm gives up his throne as the tide of the war turns against Germany. He flees to another country. -
Armistice Day
Armistice Day is an anniversary of the World War One ending. Every November 11 the do an anniversary. -
Senate Rejects League of Nations
On November 19,1919 the Senate spurned the Treaty of Versailles that had ended World War One and provided for a new word body.
