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elelction of woodrow wilson
Woodrow Wilson, a leader of the Progressive Movement, was the 28th President of the United States -
the sinking of the Lusitania
it enraged the US and made them want to join the war -
assasination of franz ferdinhand
it was one of the biggest causes of ww1 -
america proclaimes nuetrality
it shows ammerica's wish to stay out of the war -
the battle of the main
it was a big turning point of the war -
the battle of verdun
a strategically-vital link in the French sector of the Allied line on the Western Front. -
the susex incident
prompted a U.S. threat to sever diplomatic relations. -
the battle of somme
A more professional and effective army emerged from the battle. -
the re-election of president Woodrow Wilson
he was supposed to keep them out of the war -
the interception of the Zimmermann telegram
conveyed Germany's intentions should America enter the war -
the declaration of new unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany
it drug america into the fray -
the US joins the war
it was a turning point in the war -
the selective service act
it cause the ranks of the american army to boom -
the espionage act
sought to crack down on wartime activities considered dangerous or disloyal -
the landing of the american expeditionary force in france
if was another turning point in the war -
the beggining of the spanish flu epidemic
The fact that the 1918 pandemic likely began in the United States matters because it tells investigators where to look for a new virus. They must look everywhere. In recent years the World Health Organization and local public health authorities have intervened several times when new influenza viruses have infected man. -
Wilson's fourteen points
the basis for peace negotiations at the end of World War I. -
Russia pulls out of WW1
Russia left WW1 because it was in the interest of Russian Communists (Bolsheviks) who took power in November 1917. The Bolsheviks' priority was to win a civil war against their domestic opponents, not to fight in WW1. They also thought that Germany would soon lose the war in any case. -
the passing of the sedition act
Passed in preparation for an anticipated war with France, the Alien and Sedition Acts tightened restrictions on foreign-born Americans and limited speech critical of the government. In 1798, the United States stood on the brink of war with France. -
the battle of argonne forest
The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was a part of the final Allied offensive of World War I. It was one of the attacks that brought an end to the War and was fought from September 26 – November 11, 1918, when the Armistice was signed. -
armistice day end world war 1
Armistice on the Western Front. On Nov. 11, 1918, after more than four years of horrific fighting and the loss of millions of lives, the guns on the Western Front fell silent. Although fighting continued elsewhere, the armistice between Germany and the Allies was the first step to ending World War I. -
the paris peace conference & treaty of versailles
The main result was the Treaty of Versailles, with Germany, which in section 231 laid the guilt for the war on "the aggression of Germany and her allies". This provision proved humiliating for Germany and set the stage for very high reparations Germany was supposed to pay.