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Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo
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Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium. Germany had to implement the Schlieffen Plan.
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America stated experiencing a labor shortage after the first two years of WWI
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Was the first autonomous national women's political organization in the United States
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German U-boat sinks the Lusitania
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Trench Warfare- armies fought for mere yards or ground
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Selective Service Act is enabled, and required men to register for military service protection. By the end of 1918, 24 million men had registered under the act
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A person could be fined up to $10,000 and sentenced to 20 years in jail for interfering with the war effort or for saying anything disloyal, profane, or abusive about the governmentor the war effort
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Austria-Hungary surrenders to the Allies
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Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One
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The Big Four and leaders of the defeated nations gathered in the Hall of Mirrors of te Palace of Versailles to sign the peace treaty
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President Wison set out on an 8,000 mile tour and delivered 34 speeches in about 2 weeks, explaining why the U.S. should join the League of Nations
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President Wilson suffers a stroke and lays partially paralyzed for more than two months. His once powerful voice was no more than a thick whisper
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The United States and Germany sign a seperate peace treaty in 1921
