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A young nationalist shot Archduke Ferdinand and his wife. Ferdinand was heir to the throne in Austria.
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With the assassination of the archduke of Austria. Everyone began declaring war on each other.
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Kaiser declared the North Sea a war zone and warned that all ships from the Allied Powers were going to be sunk.
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A german U-boat sank the Lusitania carrying a lot of americans.
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One of the bloodiest battles in history. More than 1.5 million men died.
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Wilson won the election and remained president. He intended to stay out of WWI and the american people liked that.
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British intelligence intercepted a telegram from Germany's foreign secretary to the german ambassador to mexico.
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US declared war on Germany mainly because of the sinking of the Lusitania
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Act that authorized the federal government to build a national army by drafting Americans.
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The british navy deployed a convoy system that protected merchant ships while they were traveling throughout the Atlantic.
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Act passed that prohibited US citizens from acting against the government and military during war times.
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The flu spread throughout the world killing more people than WWI did. Between 20 and 40 million people died from Influenza.
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Speech made by President Wilson on the principles of peace.
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Russia signs Treaty of Brest-Litovsk to end their role in WWI.
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Added on to the espionage act and further restricted citizens from opposing the government and military.
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Germany signed agreement to end WWI called Armistice.
