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World War 1

  • President Woodrow Wilson elected

    President Woodrow Wilson elected
  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
  • World War 1

    World War 1
  • America Proclaims Neutrality

    America Proclaims Neutrality
  • The Battle of the Marne

    The Battle of the Marne
  • The Sinking of the Lusitania

    The Sinking of the Lusitania
  • The Battle of the Verdun

    The Battle of the Verdun
  • The Sussex Incident

    The Sussex Incident
  • The Battle of the Somme

    The Battle of the Somme
  • Re-election of Woodrow Wilson

    Re-election of Woodrow Wilson
  • The Zimmermann Telegram

    The Zimmermann Telegram
    Mexico and Germany secretly talked and tried to become a team behind the US back when Germany offered Mexico states back if Mexico joined them the Us were frustrated
  • Unrestricted submarines warfare by Germany

    Unrestricted submarines warfare by Germany
    Germany hoped to break British stranglehold blockade and declared submarine warfare civilians were attacked also by U-boats
  • The Selective Service Act

    The Selective Service Act
    This Act started the first ever draft in america
  • American Expeditionary Force

    American Expeditionary Force
    In late June the first AFE contingent landed in France they helped a lot through the war
  • The Espionage Act

    The Espionage Act
    After the US entered WW1 two months later prosecutions under the act let to landmark the first amendment precedents
  • Spanish Flu Epidemic

    Spanish Flu Epidemic
    On the start of February the Spanish flu was going around and killing nearly 25-50 million people in the world
  • 14 Points By President Wilson

    14 Points By President Wilson
    The 14 points was an address delivered at a joint meeting of congress Wilson outlined his version of a stable
  • Russia Pulls Out of WW1

    Russia Pulls Out of WW1
    On March 3,1918 in Brest-Lotovsk near the polish border Russia signed a treaty with the central powers ending their participation in WW1
  • The Sedition Act

    The Sedition Act
    The sedition act curtailed the free speech rights of the united sates citizen during WW1
  • The Battle of Argonne Forest

    The Battle of Argonne Forest
    The Argonne offensive was on of or even the largest operation of the AFE over a million Americans participated a result of 26,000 soldiers were killed in action and 120,000 and overall in total
  • Armistice Day

    Armistice Day
    The armistice was the first step to ending WW1 within six hours of signature WW1 starts to end
  • Pairs Peace Conference

    Pairs Peace Conference
    The Treaty of Versailles was produced at and by the pairs peace at the end of WW1 at a conference it was then signed by the allied and associated powers and by Germany in the palace of Versailles in the hall of mirrors