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Sedition Act Passed
extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light -
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand -
A teenage Serbian nationalist gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, as their motorcade maneuvered through the streets of Sarajevo -
Great War Begins
The trigger for the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, by Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo -
US declares war on Germany
Hours after Germany declared war on the United States after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor -
Lusitania Sunk
British ocean liner that a German submarine sank in World War I, causing a major diplomatic uproar. -
Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme was also known as the Somme Offensive. It was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire -
Wilson re-elected
Incumbent President Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic candidate, was pitted against Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican candidate. -
Zimmerman note intercepted
Germany sent mexico a telegram wanting them to attack the U.S. Germany offered to back them up financially. The U.S intercepted the telegram. -
Kaiser declares “open season” on ships
The Americans began the duty with 92 ships including 47 destroyers and 7 submarines. The destroyer proved to be the major enemy of the submarines although they were not impregnable. -
Zimmerman Note Intercepted
Zimmermann instructed the ambassador, Count Johann von Bernstorff, to offer significant financial aid to Mexico if it agreed to enter any future U.S-German conflict as a German ally. -
Selective Service Act
Selective Service Act is the authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through the compulsory enlistment of people. -
Espionage Age Passed
A United States federal law passed on June 15, 1917, shortly after the U.S. entry into World War I. It has been amended numerous times over the years. -
Fourteen Points speech
The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. -
Russia Pulls Out of the War
Russia pulled out of World War I because the communists wanted to focus on internal rather than external problems after they seized power in the February Revolution of 1917. -
Germany signed Armistice
It was an armistice during the First World War between the Allies and Germany – also known as the Armistice of Compiègne after the location in which it was signed – and the agreement that ended the fighting on the Western Front. -
Convoy System
Convoy System which can be defined as a group of merchant vessels sailing together, with or without naval escort, for mutual security and protection, has a much longer history than sometimes suggested. -
Flu Epidemic
flu pandemic was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic.
