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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
a teenage Serbian nationalist gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife -
Great War Begins
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Kaiser Declares War "Open Season" on Ships
Germany declares war zone around British isles. -
Lusitania Sank
Lusitania is torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. Within 20 minutes, the vessel sank into the Celtic Sea. -
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Battle of the Somme
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Wilson Re-Elected
Wilson was a democratic candidate running against a Republican candidate by the name of Charles Evans. -
Zimmerman Note Intercepeted
The british sent this to mexico saying they would pay them to be an ally against the US. -
Selective Service Act
authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through the compulsory enlistment of people -
Espionage Age Passed
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Russia Pulls out of The War
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Flu Epidemic
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Fourteen Points Speech
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Sedition Act Passed
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Germany Signs Armistice
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US Declares War on Germany
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Convoy System
