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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Teenage Serbian nationalist part of the black hand gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie -
Great War begins
World War 1 -
Kaiser declares “open season” on ships
Kaiser Wilhelm announces an important step in the development of that policy, proclaiming the North Sea a war zone, in which all merchant ships, including those from neutral countries, were liable to be sunk without warning. -
Lusitania sank
British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. -
Battle of the Somme
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 - Nov. 7, 1916
Woodrow Wilson was re-elected in the 1916 election. It was during WW1 and the Mexican Revolution -
US declares war on Germany
U.S declared war on Germany because of the Zimmerman Note. -
Selective Service Act
Authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through the compulsory enlistment of people -
Convoy system
Is 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. -
Espionage Age passed
Prohibited many forms of speech, including "any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the US -
Russia pulls out of the war
Lenin wanted to concentrate on building up a communist state and wanted to pull Russia out of the war. -
Flu Epidemic
Killed more people than the Great War, known today as World War I (WWI), at somewhere between 20 and 40 million people. It has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history. -
Fourteen Points speech
Statement of principles for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I -
Sedition Act passed
It was an Act of the United States Congress that 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 way. -
Germany signs armistice
Agreement that ended the fighting on the Western Front. -
Zimmerman note intercepted - Jan. 1, 1917
The note was intercepted by the British and mentioned that if Mexico helped Germany then Mexico would get all of their lost land from the U.S
