World War 1

  • Hollywood becoing the center of movie production

    1. Started a series of Jack London movies.
    2. Paramont was the first successful nationwide.
    3. Films were sold statewide basis
  • Assanation of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    1.Him and his wife were assanited.
    2.He was born in Graz, Austria on December 18, 1863.
    3.The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand gave the hardliners in Austria-Hungary the opportunity to take action against Serbia and put an end to their fight for independence.
  • Germany declares war on russia and france

    1. france makes germany a delcration aganist war.
    2. Germany declares war on france august 3rd. 3.Sir edward grey went before paralment.
  • Alexander Graham Bell

    1. 1876 he demostrated the telephone in Brazil.
    2. Moved to boston and began work on a device that sends messages. 3.He worked one many projects and thoeries.
  • Albert Einstuen

    1. won the 1921nobel prize in physicis.
    2. special relativity being introduced in 1905 paper.
    3. he worked on many other influences and theories.
  • German u-boats sink

    1. occured off the southern coast of ireland
    2. the germans defend thier action on the grounds.
    3. americans became outraged with germany.
  • Woodrow Wilson is reelected president

    1. in 1916 hw defeated republican opponet charles hughes.
    2. the election came down to california which wilson won by 1500 votes.
    3. his slogan was "he kept us out of war."
  • The battles of Verdun

    1. resluted in 57,450 british causalties.
    2. britsh suffered around 420,000 in November.
    3. french suffered about 78,009
  • U.S. declares war on Germany

    1. president wilson appeared before a joint session.
    2. congress declared war aganist Germany to make world safe democracy.
    3. germany renewed its policy unrestriced submarine.
  • The Selective Service Acts stets up the draft

    1. the act was passed to the presdient.
    2. was responsible for the process of inducting the militay.
    3. the sss was supervised.
  • Russia withdrawls from the war

    1. germany became main threat to russia.
    2. germany made the tripple allnice
    3. russia army was the largest army in the world.
  • President Wilson

    1. internashtional organization headquater in Genova Switerland
    2. Speaking before the u.s.
    3. Wilson emurated the last of his fourteen quotes
  • Bolshevik Revolution

    1. it was intiated by millions of people. 2.czar nicholas II dragged 11 million peasants into war.
    2. russian people became discouraged with their injuries.
  • Congress passes Sedition Act

    1. a piece of legislation designed to protect America in ww1
    2. the sedition act imposed harsh penalites.
  • the first world war

    1. at 5a.m. that morning germany bereft manpower and supplies.
    2. the first world war left nine million soldiers dead and 21 million wounded.