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Assassination of Archduke Frankz and his wife
Heir to the austrain throne, visited the Bosnian capital Sarajevo. As the royal entourage drove through spain. Serbian nationalist Gavrilo principl stepped from the crowd and shot Archduke and his wife. -
Wars being declared
Germany invaded belguim, followig a straegy known as the Schlieffen Plen. This plan was called for a holding actin ation agaisnt Russia. Combined with a quick drive through Belgium to Paris. -
German U-boats sink the Lusitania
Unable to save Belgium, the allies retreated to the Marine River in France. Where they halted the german advance. -
1916 Election
The U.S. presidential election. The democrats renominated Wilson, and the republicans nominated supreme court justice rCharles Evans Hughes. -
German Provocation
The kaiser announced that U-boats would sink all ships in British waters. Even if the U-boats where hostile or neutral on sight. The german decision meant that the United States would have to go to war -
Revolution in Russia
Revolutions ousted the czar, and established a provisional government. they set up communist state and sought peace with the central powers. -
America Acts
A light drizzle fell on washington, as senetors and ect guests crowded into the capital builing. Their reason being is to hear Presidnet Wilson Deliver his war resolution. Later then congress passed the resolution -
Selective service act
Required men to regester with government in order to be randomly selected for military service. by the end of 1918 24 mill men registerd under the act. O f this number almost 3 mill were called up. -
Espionage Act
congress passed the espionage act. Meaning a person could be fined up to 10,000 and sentenced to 20 years in jail for interfering with the war effort or saying anything disloyal about the government otthe war effort. -
Fuel Admininstration
Fuel Admnistration introduced another conversation measure. Daylight savings time, which had first been proposed by Benjamin Franklin in the 1770's. As a way to take advantage of the longer of summer. -
Sediton Act
Same as he Espionage act congress passed in 1917. The sedidtion act Meaning a person could be fined up to 10,000 and sentenced to 20 years in jail for interfering with the war effort or saying anything disloyal about the government otthe war effort. -
95 ships luanched
The Unted States launched 95 ships. Fourth, the government took over commercial and private ships. Also converted them for transatlantic war use. -
25 Germans killed
Armed only with a revolver and a riffle, york killed 25 Germans. With six other doughboys captured 132 prisoners.General Pershing called him the outstanding soilder of the AEF -
Collapse of Germany
Austria Hungary surrendered to the allies. That same day, German soilders mutinied agaisnt governmeent authority.The mutiny spread quickly -
Race Riots
in Chicago when a 17-year old Arican American swam from the water off a " black beach " to water of a " white beach ". there, white bathers threw rocks at him til he drowned. African Americans retailiated, and several riots broke out in the city.