-
The British Navy blocked all German boats from accesing their land. This caused 750,000 Germans to starve to death.
-
-
One of the worst disasters of World War 1, just off the southern coast of Ireland. 1,198 people were killed in this, and 128 were Americans.
-
British liner was sunk, with 2 americans on board. This occured after Germany said they would not sink any more ships.
-
The Sussex was a passenger ship with no supplies on board, and 80 people were killed in the sinking.
-
The quote that helped re-elect president Woodrow Wilson.
-
Wilsons attempt to try and end the war peacefully and keep the U.S. out.
-
Germans ignored Wilsons call for peace and kept taking down ships with submarines.
-
A note that was suppose to make Germany and Mexico allies for the war.
-
Germans took down 4 unarmed American merchant ships, killing 36 people.
-
The Russians threw over there leader, who was Nicholas the 2nd, and made him leave office.
-
President Wilsons message saying that we were going to enter the war, and announcing that his peace efforts were worthless.
-
Congress agreed that we should go to war with the Central Powers and this is when we joined the war officially.