World War 1

  • Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

    a teenage Serbian nationalist gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife
  • Great War Begins

    Great War Begins

    Between the allies and Central Powers.
  • Kaiser Declares War "Open Season" on Ships

    Kaiser Declares War "Open Season" on Ships

    Germany declares war zone around British isles.
  • Lusitania Sank

    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

  • Wilson Re-Elected

    Wilson Re-Elected

    Wilson was a democratic candidate running against a Republican candidate by the name of Charles Evans.
  • Zimmerman Note Intercepeted

    Zimmerman Note Intercepeted

    The british sent this to mexico saying they would pay them to be an ally against the US.
  • Selective Service Act

    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

    Espionage Age Passed

  • Russia Pulls out of The War

    Russia Pulls out of The War

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    Flu Epidemic

  • Fourteen Points Speech

    Fourteen Points Speech

  • Sedition Act Passed

    Sedition Act Passed

  • Germany Signs Armistice

    Germany Signs Armistice

  • US Declares War on Germany

    US Declares War on Germany

  • Convoy System

    Convoy System