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Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire. -
Allies
Triple Entente, consisted of France, Britain, and Russia. -
1914 Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand visted Bosnian capital Sarajevo. -
Schlieffen Plan
Germany invaded Belgium. This plan called for a holding action against Russia, combined with a quick drive through Belgium to Paris; after France had fallen, the two German armies would defeat Russia. -
Sinking of British liner Lusitania
u-bout sank the british liner off the southern coast of Ireland. American were on board, 128 of americans died, toatl of 1,198 deaths. -
Sinking of British liner Arabic
german u-boat sank another british liner, drowning 2 americans. US protested and Germany agreed to not fire on passenger vessels. -
Sinking of French passenger liner Sussex
Germany broke promise and torpedoed an unarmed French passenger steamer. About 80 passengers including Americans, were killed or injured. -
Battle of the Somme
British suffered 60,000 casualties on the first day alone. Final casualties totaled 1.2 million, yet only 7 miles of ground changed hands. -
Zimmerman Note
A telegram from German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico that was intercepted by British agents. -
Selective Service Act of 1917
The act required men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service. -
Convoy System
A heavy guard of destroyers escorted merchant ships back and forth across the Atlantic in groups. -
War Industries Board
Established in 1917 under leadership of Bernard M. Baruch. Board encouraged companies to use mass-production techniques to increase efficiency. -
National War Labor Board
Workers that refused to obey board decisions could lose their draft exemptions. -
Fodd Administration
To help produce and conserve food, Wlison set up the Food Administration under Herbert Hoover. -
Espionage and Seditions Acts
A person could be fined up to $10,000 and sentenced for 20 years in jail for interfering with the war effort or for saying anything disloyal, profane, or abusive about the government or the war effort. -
Committee on Public Information
To popularize the war, the government set up the nation's first propaganda agency. -
Second Battle of the Marne
The truning point of the war. Allies advance steadily after defeating the Germans. -
Austria-Hungary surrenders to the Allies
Austria-Hungary surrendered to the Allies. That same day, German sailors mutinied against government authority. -
Establishment of the German Republic
Socialist leaders in the captial, Berlin, establish a German republic. The kaiser gave up the throne. -
Cease-fire and armistice
Germany agreed to a cease-fire and signed the armistice, or truce, that ended the war.
