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The election of president woodrow wilson
Wilson defeated incumbent Republican William Howard Taft and third-party nominee Theodore Roosevelt to easily win the 1912 presidential election, becoming the first Southerner to do so since 1848. -
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand:The Outbreak of WW1
Just hours after narrowly escaping an assassin's bomb, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to Austro-Hungarian throne and his wife, the Duchess of Hohenberg, are killed by Gavrilo Princip -
America Proclaims Neutrality in WW1
President Woodrow Wilson declared U.S. neutrality on August 4, 1914, and many Americans saw little reason to entangle themselves in what they viewed as European quarreling and intrigue. As the war persisted and the destruction spread, many Americans could not ignore the crisis. -
The battle of the Marne
The First Battle of the Marne was significant because it marked the end of the initial German offensive in World War I, effectively stopping their rapid advance towards Paris and preventing a quick German victory on the Western Front, thus forcing the war into a prolonged stalemate characterized by trench warfare; it is considered a turning point in the war, allowing the Allies to regain confidence and continue fighting. -
the sinking of the Lusitania
The sinking of RMS Lusitania caused international outrage and helped turn public opinion against Germany, particularly in the then-neutral United States. Of the 1,200 people killed, 128 were American citizens. But the incident did not immediately bring the United States into the war. -
the battle of the verdun
The Battle of Verdun, which dragged its length from February 21, 1916, to the 16th of December, ranks next to the Battle of the Marne as the greatest drama of the world war. Like the Marne, it represents the checkmate of a supreme effort on the part of the Germans to end the war swiftly by a thunderstroke. -
the Sussex incident
The Sussex Incident was a torpedoing of a French passenger ship by a German submarine in 1916 that led to the Sussex Pledge and the United States' entry into World War -
the battle of the Somme
one of the most significant battles of World War I due to its immense scale, devastating casualties, and the brutal trench warfare it exemplified, serving as a stark representation of the horrors of the war, particularly for the British public -
the re-election of president woodrow wilson
The 1916 United States presidential election was the 33rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1916. Incumbent Democratic President Woodrow Wilson narrowly defeated former associate justice of the Supreme Court Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican candidate -
the interception of the zimmermann telegram
On January 17, 1917 British signals intelligence intercepted and decrypted a coded German telegram from German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann that was intended for Germany's ambassador to Mexico. -
the declaration of new unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany
Germany's declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare in World War I was a major factor in the United States entering the war on the side of the Allies -
the united states enters world war 1
On April 4, 1917, the U.S. Senate voted in support of the measure to declare war on Germany. The House concurred two days later. The United States later declared war on German ally Austria-Hungary on December 7, 1917. -
the selective service act
The Selective Service Act of 1917 was a federal law that authorized the United States government to raise a national army for World War I through mandatory military conscription, requiring all men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for potential military service; it was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on May 18, 1917. -
The espionage act
severely restricted freedom of speech during World War I, criminalizing any public criticism of the government or war effort, effectively silencing dissent and impacting anti-war activists, socialists, and pacifists -
the landing of the American expeditionary force in france
The first American Expeditionary Forces' (AEF) contingent landed in France in late June 1917 at Saint-Nazaire. The war would soon enter its fourth year with no end in sight. Every French family had been touched by the injury and loss of loved ones, and the austerities of war. -
the beginning of the spanish flu epidemie
The beginning of the Spanish flu was important because it marked the start of a pandemic that infected an estimated 500 million people and killed about 50 million people worldwide. -
the fourteen points by president Wilson
President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points were significant because they outlined a vision for a lasting peace after World War I, advocating for open diplomacy, self-determination of nations, free trade, disarmament, and the creation of a League of Nations, aiming to prevent future conflicts by addressing the root causes of the war and promoting international cooperation -
Russia pulls out of world war 1
Russia's withdrawal from World War 1, triggered by the Bolshevik Revolution, was significant because it allowed the new communist government to focus on consolidating power domestically, significantly shifted the balance of power on the Eastern Front in favor of Germany, and ultimately contributed to the end of the war by weakening the Allied forces; however, this came at the cost of large territorial losses for Russia through the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. -
the passing of the sedition act
The Sedition Act of 1798 was a significant law that contributed to the defeat of the Federalists in the 1800 election and tested the limits of freedom of speech and the press -
the battle of Argonne forest
The Battle of Argonne Forest, also known as the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, is considered one of the most important battles in American history because it marked the largest and deadliest engagement of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I -
armistice day ends world war 1
signifying the cessation of hostilities between the Allies and Germany, effectively bringing an end to the war on the Western Front -
the Paris peace conference and treaty of Versailles
The Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles were important because they established the terms of peace after World War I and redrew the map of Europe