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Hollywood, California
Merges with Los Angeles in 1907. Becomes the center of movie production in the US in 1914. Many movies were made due to the war. -
Assassination of Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife are assassinated. They were shot by Gavrilo Princip. The assassinations touched off a diplomatic crisis. -
Germany declares war/Great Britain declares war
Germany declares war on Russia and France. Great Britain declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary. The allies system pulled one country n with another into the conflict. -
Einstein
Albert Einstein proposes his theory of general relativity. General relativeity is the geometric theory of gravity. This is still the defintion of it today. -
first telephone
Alexander Graham Bell makes first transcontinental telephone call. This changes the technology in the U.S. This was a milestone for the nation and the world. -
German U boats
German U boats sink the Lusitania, and 1,198 people die. Was a counterblock to a British blockade. Any British or ally ship would be sunk. -
battles of verdun and somme
The battles of Verdun and Somme claim millions of lives. The German army begun it. Many French divisions intended for the Somme were diverted and the supporting attack by the British became the principal effort. -
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson is reelected. The democrat was against Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes. This election was the 33rd quadrennial presidential election. -
Russia withdrawals
Russia withdrawals from the war. They withdrawaled from the war after the October revolution in 1917. The country turned on itself creating a bloody civil war. -
U.S formally enters the war
The United States declares war on Germany. President Woodrow Wilson went before a joint session of Congress to request a declaration of war against Germany. The reason was Germanys violation of them using Submarines. -
Selective service act
The selective service act sets up the draft. This changes the war completely, drafting individuals to partake in the fighting. This gives the president power to select soldiers. -
Communist regime in Russia
The Bolsheviks establish a communist regime in Russia. This was caused by a communist revolution. Founded by Vladimir Lenin. -
League of Nations
President Wilson proposes the League of Nation. The League of Nations was an international organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes. Though first proposed by President Woodrow Wilson as part of his Fourteen Points plan for an equitable peace in Europe, the United States never became a member. -
Sedition act
Congress passes the sedition act. It is a legislation designed to protect America's participation in World War I. It later becomes a federal law. -
war ends
The first World War ends. This was also known as the Great War. There was over 7 million lives lost. -
The flu
A worldwide epidemic of the flu kills over 30 million. This leads to the research of the disease. It is known that it infected over 500 million across the world -
Nineteenth Amendment
Congress passes the Nineteenth Amendment, granting women the right to vote. It was Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920. The 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote.