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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
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Great War begins
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Lusitania sank
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Battle of the Somme
also known as the Somme Offensive, -
Wilson re-elected
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Zimmerman note intercepted
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Kaiser declares “open season” on ships
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Selective Service Act
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Espionage Age passed
Shortly after the U.S. entry into World War I. -
Flu Epidemic
flu pandemic was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic, the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus. -
Fourteen Points speech
Statement of principles for peace t -
Russia pulls out of the war.
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk -
Germany signs armistice
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Convoy system
driven by the spectacular success of the German U-boat submarines and their attacks on Allied and neutral ships at sea, -
US declares war on Germany
against the Japanese Empire, Nazi Germany declared war against the United States, -
Sedition Act passed
To cover a broader range of offenses,
