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  Germany uses u boats to sink ships
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  The event that sparked the outbreak of WW1
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  Germany sinks the civilian ship carrying americans.
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  The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire. July 1,1916 until November 18, 1916.
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  Germany sends Mexico a telegram saying to join the war to fight the United States and when the U.S. is defeated, they will have all their land back in Texas and New Mexico
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  Wilson requested a declaration of war against Germany.
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  Authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in WW1d
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  British Royal Navy introduces a newly created convoy system.
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  Law passed two months after the United States entered the war
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  between 20 to 40 million people died
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  A statement of principles for peace that was used to negotiate in order to end WW1
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  Bolshevik Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with the Central Powers, abandoning the Allied war effort and granting independence to its Polish and Baltic territories, the Ukraine, and Finland.
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  designed to protect america's participation in ww1
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  End fighting on land, sea, and air in WW1 between the allies and Germany