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Apr 26, 600
6. Sinking of the British Liner Lusitania
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Apr 26, 700
7. Sinking of British liner Arabic
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Apr 26, 800
8. Sinking of French passenger liner Sussex
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Apr 26, 900
9. Zimmermann Note
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Apr 26, 1000
10. Selective Service Act of 1917
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Apr 26, 1100
11. Convoy System
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Apr 26, 1200
12. Second Battle of the Marne
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Apr 26, 1300
13. Austria- Hungary surrenders to the Allies
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Apr 26, 1400
14. Establishment of the German Republic
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Apr 26, 1500
15. Cease-fire and armistice
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16. War Industries Board
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17. National War Labor Board
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18. Food Administration
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19. Committee on Public Information
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Allies
The Triple Entente.
France, Britain, and Russia. -
2. Central Powers
The Triple Alliance.*
Germany, Austria- Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
*Note: The Triple Alliance includes Italy in place of the Ottoman Empire. -
3. 1914 Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed by Gavrilo Princip, a member of the terrorist/Serbian nationalist organisation "The Black Hand". A comedy of errors which included incompetent assassins, an expired cyanide pill, and wrong directions. -
4. Schlieffen Plan
A holding action against Russia, a quick drive through Belgium at Paris; after France falls, an attack against Russia with the two German armies. -
5. Battle of the Somme
Lasted until mid- November.
On the first day alone, the British army suffered over 60.000 casualties.
Final casualties totaled around 1.2 million.
Only about seven miles of ground changed hands. -
20. Espionage and Sedition Acts