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World War I

  • Kaiser declares "open season"

    Kaiser declares "open season"

    German uses boats to sink all ships
  • Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

    A serbian teenage nationalist guns down Franz Ferdinand
  • Great War begins

    Great War begins

    World War 1 begins
  • US declares war on Germany

    US declares war on Germany

    The United States declares war with Germany
  • Lusitania sunk

    Lusitania sunk

    Germans sank Lusitania, which was a civilian ship carrying Americans on board
  • Battle of the Somme

    Battle of the Somme

    First battle of World War 1
  • Wilson re-elected

    Wilson re-elected

    Wilson re-elected
  • Zimmerman note intercepted

    Zimmerman note intercepted

    Germany tells Mexico to declare war on Germany
  • Selective Service Act

    Selective Service Act

    A compulsory enlistment of men to join the army
  • Convoy system

    Convoy system

    Ships travel in packs for a greater chance of survival
  • Espionage Age passed

    Espionage Age passed

    People are not allowed to speak freely during wartime
  • Fourteen Points speech

    Fourteen Points speech

    A speech made by Woodrow Wilson
  • Russia pulls out of the war

    Russia pulls out of the war

    Russia has a revolution and is forced to leave war
  • Sedition Act passed

    Sedition Act passed

    Designed to protect America's participation in World War 1
  • Germany signs armistice

    Germany signs armistice

    It ended the fighting on the Western Front
  • Flu Epidemic 1918-1919

    Flu Epidemic 1918-1919

    A extremely dangerous type of Influenza