Lecture Discussion 13 His202 By rhiwilson May 7, 1915 Sinking of the RMS Lusitania 1916 Woodrow Wilson is reelected Feb 1, 1916 German Uboots attack American shipping in the Atlantic 1917 Zimmerman Telegram 1917 Germany prepared for unrestricted submarine warfare 1917 The United States receives the Zimmerman telegram 1917 Woodrow Wilson asks for a Declaration War 1917 America enters the war 1917 Woodrow Wilson is inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States 1917 The Selective Service Act passes 1917 War Industries board sees an Industrial Production Increase of 20% 1917 The Russia Revolution breaks out 1917 Vladimir Lenin arrives in Russia 1917 Americans are finally truly joining the fight in Europe Period: 1917 to 1917 The Provisional Government rules over Russia Mar 2, 1917 Tsar Nicholas abdicates from the Russia throne Apr 13, 1917 Committee for Public Information created by Woodrow Wilson Jun 15, 1917 The Espionage Act was passed Nov 2, 1917 James Bethel Gresham became the first American casualty of World War I. 1918 Ovr 11,000 American citizens jailed under the Sedition Act 1918 Americans begin arriving in large numbers in Europe 1918 Woodrow Wilson proposes the Fourteen Points peace plan Mar 3, 1918 Russia leaves the war with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk May 16, 1918 The Sedition Act was passed to amend the Espionage Act