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Great War begins
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Kaiser declares “open season” on ships
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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
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Lusitania sank
torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. Within 20 minutes, the vessel sank into the Celtic Sea. Of 1,959 passengers and crew, 1,198 people were drowned, including 128 Americans. -
Battle of the Somme
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Wilson re-elected
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Russia pulls out of war
A group of communist overthrew government and they wanted to concentrate on building up a communist state. -
Zimmerman note intercepted
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US declares war on Germany
The United States of America declared war on Germany in response to the sinking, by German U boats, of US ships -
Selective Service Act
Allowed the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through conscription. -
Convoy system
hereby all merchant ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean would travel in groups under the protection of the British -
Espionage Act Passed
prohibited many forms of speech, including "any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about constitution of the US. -
Flu Epidemic
It has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history. -
Fourteen Points Speech
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Sedition Act passed
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Germany signs armistice
marked a victory for the Allies and a complete defeat for Germany,
