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Start of the War
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were killed by Bosnian Serb Nationalist Gavrilo in Austria-Hungry. -
U.S. cuts ties with Germany
This is due to the threat of the Germans at sea. -
U.S. alerted to threat of Germans
Great Britain intercepted a telegram that Germany would reward Texas, New Mexico and Arizona to Mexico as a reward for attack on America. -
U.S. enters the war
Congress declares war on Germany to join the Allied Forces -
Hoover asks Americans to Save Food
Food was needed overseas to help the war effort. Herbert Hoover was the head of the U.S. Food Administration. -
U.S. Draft Day
Over 9 million men between the age of 21-31 signed up to be in the military on the first day. -
U.S. Troops Land in France
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First U.S. Soldiers killed
James Gresham, Merle D. Hay and Thomas F. Enright were the first U.S. soldiers killed in action. -
Americans win the Battle of Cantigny
This battle was in Germany. The U.S. soldiers in this battle were called Doughboys. -
U.S. Navy plants sea mines
56,570 sea mines; 300 mile barrier created -
U.S. gives okay to use chemical warfare
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Treaty of Sevres
ends the war on the Eastern front with the ottoman Empire