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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
A Serbian nationalist shot down Franz Ferdinand and his wife and that most likely sparked WW1 -
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World War 1
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Great War begins
Russia and Germany declare war on each other, physical devastation of the European continent -
Kaiser declares “open season” on ships
announced Germany’s intentions to sink any and all ships sailing under the flags of Britain, Russia and France found within British waters. -
Lusitania sank
torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland -
Battle of the Somme
Battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German empire -
Zimmerman note intercepted
proposed a Mexican-German alliance in the case of war between the U.S. and Germany, published in newspapers across America -
Selective Service Act
authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into WW1 -
Espionage Age passed
Made it a crime for any person to convey information intended to interfere with U.S. armed forces -
Russia Pulls out of the War
Communist group led by Vladimir Lenin overthrew the government and Vladimir said he wanted to focus on becoming a communist state rather than fighting in the war -
Flu Epidemic
Killed more people than the Great War, 20-40 million people, most devastating epidemic in history -
Fourteen Points speech
Wilson wanted peace and wanted World War 1 to be the “war to end all wars” -
Sedition Act passed
it extended the Espionage Act to cover a broader range of offenses. -
Convoy system
group of merchant vessels sailing together, with or without naval escort, for mutual security and protection -
Germany signs armistice
ended the fighting on the western front -
US declares war on Germany
After the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman note the U.S. decides to join WW1
