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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Serbian nationalist gunned down him and his wife -
Great War begins
The war began -
Kaiser declares “open season” on ships
Attacks on merchant ships -
Lusitania sank
A Germany U-Boat sank -
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
Raise a national army for the American entry into WW1 -
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 -
Russia pulls out of the war
Group of Communists led by Vladimir overthrew the government -
Flu Epidemic
It spread through Europe -
Fourteen Points speech
Woodrow Wilsons famous speech -
Sedition Act passed
Extends the Espionage Act -
Germany signs armistice
End of the war
