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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand was killed by a serbian nationalist -
Great War Begins
Beginning of World War 1 -
Kaiser declares “open season” on ships
Sink any and every ship -
Lusitania sank
Civilian ship is sank by German submarine -
Battle of the Somme
Largest battle on the western front -
Wilson re-elected
Wilson is re-elected as the US president -
Zimmerman note intercepted
In the telegram, intercepted and deciphered by British intelligence in January 1917, Zimmermann instructed the ambassador, Count Johann von Bernstorff, to offer significant financial aid to Mexico if it agreed to enter any future U.S-German conflict as a German ally. -
US declares war on Germany
US finally enters the war -
Selective Service Act
Authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry to World War 1 -
Convoy system
The convoy system, which can be defined as a group of merchant vessels sailing together, with or without naval escort, for mutual security and protection, has a much longer history than sometimes suggested -
Espionage Age passed
Federal law passed shortly after US entry into World War 1 -
Russia pulls out of the war
Russia leave World War 1 because of an inner uprising. -
Flu Epidemic
Large case of the flu -
Fourteen Points Speech
Famous speech by Woodrow Wilson -
Sedition Act passed
Was an Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses -
Germany Signs Armistice
End of the war
