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great war begins
this was when most of the middle east had gotten involved in the war -
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
this had sparked the start of WW -
Lusitania sank
this was when a german U-boat had sunk this ship
it also caused America to join the war effort -
Battle of the Somme
he Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire. -
Wilson re-elected
Wilson was elected for his 2nd term as president -
Zimmerman note intercepted
Germany had sent mexico a message saying to become their allies and to attack us -
Kaiser declares “open season” on ships
indiscriminate British bombing forced the kaiser to reverse his forbearance. Zeppelins ..... This sea had been open season for U-boat attacks on merchant ships. -
US declares war on Germany
after the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman note we declared war -
Selective Service Act
It required all me the ages of 21-30 to register to the military -
Convoy system
The convoy system, which can be defined as a group of merchant vessels sailing together, with or without naval escort, for mutual security and protection, has a much longer history than sometimes suggested -
Espionage Age passed
which imposed similarly harsh penalties on anyone found guilty of making false statements that interfered with the prosecution of the war -
Fourteen Points speech
Once more, as repeatedly before, the spokesmen of the Central Empires have indicated their desire to discuss the objects of the war and the possible basis of a general peace -
Russia pulls out of the war
Lenin wanted to concentrate on building up a communist state and wanted to pull Russia out of the war. -
Sedition Act passed
an amendment to the Espionage Act -
Flu Epidemic
it was a deadly epidemic it was also call the H1N1 -
Germany signs armistice
was an armistice during the First World War between the Allies and Germany
