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Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand is shot
Franz Ferdinand was shot by the Black Hand on a visit to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo to inspect its armed forces. The Black Hand was a Serbian nationalist group that assassinated Ferdinand because Serbia wanted Bosnia and Herzegovina to become Serbian territory, but Austria-Hungary had annexed the nations. -
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Restricted Submarine Warfare
Germany appeased America by surfaceign and givingn warnign to shipos before firing. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The RMS Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was also secretly transporting ammunition. Despite warnings for Americans not to board the ship, some did not heed the warning and 120 American lives were lost when a German submarine torpedoed the ship. This event almost caused America to join the war, but Germany appeased them by promising restricted submarine warfare, which means that they would surface the submarines before firing torpedoes. -
National Defense Act
Woodrow Wilson, then president of the United States, signed the National Defense Act which expanded the size of the National Guard, and established the Reserve Officer Training Course (ROTC) which trained students who were to enter the army. This law also updated the Militia act of 1903. -
First Liberty Loan
A liberty loan was a war bond used to support and finance the war. People would buy bonds and this loaned the government money, which they would pay back to the people with interest. -
Second Liberty Loan
Offered 3.8 billion in bonds at 4% -
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Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
After Germany found out that America was coming into the war Germany went back to Unrestricted Warfare. -
Germany Renews Unrestricted Warfare
After the sinking of the Lusitania Germany appeased America and keeping them out of the war by using restricted submarine warfare. This is when submarines surface and give warning to ships before they fire. When Germany figured out that America would join the war Germany went back to unrestricted warfare. Also unrestricted warfare was an essential part of German war stragity. -
U.S. Declares War
The U.S Senate voted 82 to 6 to declare war on Germany. In the beginning of the war Woodrow Wilson declared the U.S. as being neutral. This all changed when British spies intercepted the immerman telegraph which said that if Mexico invaided the U.S. then Germany would help get some land. -
Selective Service Act
The Selective Service Act gave the president the power to draft soldiers. Woodrow Wilson pushed military conscription which was mandatory service in the army. -
War Industries Board
The War Industries Board was a board of people that negotiated the purchase of weapons between the Navy Department and the Army Department. They promoted the efficient method of mass production. -
Lever Food and Fuel Control Act
The Lever Food and Fuel Control Act was a law passed during WWI that created the United States Food Administration and the Federal Fuel Administration. Americans were encouraged to conserve food and fuel to save money and use it towards the war effort. -
War Revenue Act
The War Revenue Act increased income taxes to high levels to raise more money to support the war. The act imposed new taxes on estates and excess profits. -
Railroads are Nationalized
United States Railroad Administration (USRA) seized control of most railroads in America and divided into 3 divisions. Nationalization transforms private assets into public assets. -
Third Liberty Loan
Offered $3 Billion in bonds at 4.5% -
Second Battle of the Marne
This was the last major German offensive battle during WWI. A doughboy is a nickname for American soldiers during WWI. -
Germans Begin Massive Offensive on the Western Front
The Germans decided that their only chance at defeating the Allies was before American supplies were delivered to their enemies. The war could only be won now. -
First Independent Action by the American Expeditionary Force
John Joseph Pershing was the commander of the AEF (American Expeditionary Force), which was an independent army. -
Battle of Belleau Wood
This was the first large battle fought by American Soldiers in WWI. The Americans won, but 10,000 people died, were wounded, or missing. -
Maximum Prices For Steel
Steel cost more money than normal in January 1918 -
900,000 Americans in the Battle of Meuse-Argonne
This was one of the most important battles in WWI. There were over 120,000 casualties. This battle was fought up until the day of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. -
Fourth Liberty Loan
The U.S raised around $17 Billion in total through Liberty Bonds. -
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Armistice
The 14 Points were a list of points made by then president Woodrow Wilson. They included a guilt clause for Germany that insisted they pay reparations for the war. It also included a proposition of the creation of the League of Nations.
