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Sedition Acts Passed
Gave new powers to deport citizens and make it harder to allow immigrants to the country to vote -
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a teenager in the streets of Sarajevo -
Great War Begins
After Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia -
Kaiser Declares "Open Season" on Ships
Unrestricted submarine warfare was introduced when Germany said the area around British Isles was a war zone. -
Lusitania Sinks
British Lusitania is sunk by a German U-boat killing innocent citizens -
Battle of the Somme
Battle fought by British and French empires against Germany -
Wilson Re-elected
Wilson was the first democratic presidents to be elected two consecutive terms -
Zimmerman Note Intercepted
A telegram was intercepted by British that agreed to give financial aid to Mexico if it agreed to be an Ally -
US Declares War on Germany
Unrestricted submarine warfare caused the US to join the war -
Selective Service Act
Allowed the government to create a national army by enlisting members. -
Convoy System
All merchant ships traveled in groups to cross the Atlantic with British protection -
Espionage Act passed
The Espionage Act prohibits and punishes espionages and any spying related issues. -
Russia pulls out of war
Bolsheviks overthrow the Provisional Government and the village of Passchendaele was captured by troops from Canada -
Flu Epidemic
This was the deadliest in modern history, killing one third of the world population during that time -
Fourteen Point Speech
A speech by Woodrow Wilson that said that WW1 was being fought for a good cause and was going to make peace in Europe -
Germany Signs Armistice
The allied representatives signed armistice that would end the war fighting on the Western Front
