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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Him and his wife were gunned down by a teenage Serbian. -
Great War Begins
Another name for World War 1. -
Kaiser declares "open season" on ships
The sea had been open season for U-boat attacks on merchant ships. -
Lusitania Sank
Occurred on a Friday, during the first World War. -
Wilson re-elected
Wilson was re-elected because citizens say he kept them out of war. -
Zimmerman not intercepted
The Zimmerman note was intercepted by the British. -
US declares war on Germany
President Wilson asked for the declaration of war on Germany. -
Selective Service Act
It authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into WW1. -
Convoy System
German U-boats attacked allie neutral ships at sea. -
Espionage Age passed
It has been amended numerous times over the years. -
Russia pulls out of the war
Lenin wanted to concentrate on building up the communist state and wanted to pull Russia out of the war. -
Flu Epidemic
The 1918 Flu Epidemic was an unusual deadly influenze. -
Fourteen Points Speech
A speech given by Woodrow Wilson. -
Sedition Act passed
Made it a crime to willfully utter, print, write, or publish abusive language. -
Germany Signs Armstice
Signed in the first world war between the Allies and Germany. -
Battle of the Somme
Fought by the British and the French against the German empire.
