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WWI
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British Naval Blockade
The british wanted to prevent the enemy countries from getting contrabandk, so they made it so that they could take over ships to check them for contraband, (they could confenskate other ships if they have contraband) -
Lusitania sinking
when a German u boat sank a british liner off the coast of ireland ware 1,198 people lost their lives and 128 of them were amaricans -
arabic sinking
three months later Germans sank the liner arabic killing 2 americans. -
sinking of the sussex
80 passangers including americans were killed or injured. -
he kept us out of war
wilsons campains slogan was he kept us out of war. and he thought that it was a good reason to be realected for president. -
peace without victory
a speech that president willson hoped that all nations would join in a group for peace, that would work for better peace in the world (peace between equals) -
resumption of unrestricted submarine war fair
the germans said they would stop submarine warfare on the ships in the harbor. -
sinking of 4 unarmed american merchant ships
the germans sank about 4 unarmed amarican merchant ships -
overthrough of nicholas II
alexander korinsky over threw nicholas II and had the whole family killed. because they were sick of the royal family. -
president wilsons war message
wilson gave a speech to the whole united states asking for permission to go to war. -
declaration of war against the central powers
they didnt declare war untill the "actual overt acts" came which didnt happen untill March.
