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14 speech
President Woodrow Wilson makes 14 point speech to congress. -
Wilson calls for peace w/o victory
Frustrated with his efforts to mediate a peace, Wilson becomes convinced that both sides needed to cease hostility's. -
Sever Diplomatic ties
U.S. severs diplomatic ties with Germany -
ZImmerman
Foreman ministers Zimmerman ask mexico to join Germany in exchange for return of southwest, but the britts intercept the message. -
Wilson asks congress for greater powers
Senate, led by la follette of Wisconsin, refused to grant Wilson power to wage an undeclared naval war. -
Declaring war
U.S President Woodrow Wilson war cabinet votes aunanimously in favor of declaring war on Germany. -
War address
U.S president Woodrow Wilson delivers war address to congress. -
Selective service act.
Nearly 10 mill men are listed and a lottery chooses first 687,000 to serve. Eventually 3 mill men serve as draftees in the war. -
Espionage Act.
U.S Espionage act passed. -
Declares war.
U.S declares war on Austria Hungary -
War free world
Wilson list his goals for a war free world, including a league of nations. -
Victory for americans
The first victory for american troops. -
Germans defeated
American forces suffer heavy loss, but defeat germans -
U.S Intervention
U.S President Woodrow Wilson agrees to U.S intervention in Siberia -
Peace notes
Germany and Austria send peace notes to U.S president Woodrow Wilson requesting armistice