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Kaiser Declars "Open Season" on Ships
Germany uses u-boats to sink all ships. -
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
A Serbian teenage nationalist guns down Franz Ferdinand. -
Great War Begins
WWI Begins. -
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Battle os Somme
First battle of WWI. -
Wilson Re-Elected
Wilson was re-elected. -
Zimmerman Note Intercepted
Germany proposes alliance with Mexico against the US. -
US Declars War on Germany
The US declars war on Germany. -
Selective Service Act
Authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through conscription. -
Flu Epidemic
An extremely dangerous type of Influenza spreads and kills millions. -
Fourteen Points Speech
A speech by Woodrow Wilson. -
Russia Pulls out of War
Russia has a revolution, forcing them to pull from the war (Treaty of Brest-Litovsk). -
Lustitania Sank
Germans sank Lusitania, a civilian ship carrying Americans on board. -
Sedition Act Passed
Designed to protect America's participation in WWI. -
Espionage Act Passed
People are not allowed to speak freely during the war. -
Convoy System
Ships travel in packs for a greater chance of survival and stronger presance. -
Germany Signs Armistice
Fighting on the Western front ceased.
