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Millions of men forced each other in a line of trenches extending from the Belgian coast through northeastern France to Switzerland. The United States later declared war on the German ally Austria Hungary in December of 1917
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Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The ship was identified and torpedoed by the German U-BoatU-20 and sank in 18 minutes. When Germany torpedoes a British passenger ship believed to be smuggling arms, anger at the resulting American deaths increases pressure on President Wilson to enter WW1
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A secret communication from the German foreign office that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico in the prior event of the United States entering WW1 against Germany.
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Targeted anyone who interfered with the draft, but also people who were guilty of sedition.
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Estimated to have killed around 50 to 100 million people. Type A influenza, H1N1 subtype.
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A blueprint for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations after WW1.
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An international organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference.
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The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote. During WW1, large numbers of women were recruited to jobs vacated by men who had gone to fight in the war.
