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Kaiser declares "open season"on ships
Germany uses U boats to sink all ships -
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne was killed on June 28th 1914 -
Great War begins
A war fought from 1914 to 1918 between the Allies, notably Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the Central Powers. Sparked by the assassination of the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. -
Lusitania sank
Germans sank Lusitania carrying American civilians -
Battle of the Somme
First battle of WW1 -
Wilson re-elected
Democrat President Woodrow Wilson defeated Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes the Republican candidate. -
Zimmerman note intercepted
Telegram sent from Germany to Mexico. -
US declares war on Germany
US declares war on Germany -
Selective Service Act
Draft for soldiers -
Espionage Aged passed
United states Federal law passed shortly after the start of WW1 -
Flu Epidemic
Killed more people then the great war somewhere between 20 and 40 million people. -
Fourteen Points speech
Fourteen goals of the United States in the peace negotiations after WW1 -
Russia pulls out of the war
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a peace treaty signed between the new Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia and the Central Powers -
Sedition Act passed
The act was designed to protect America's participation in WW1 -
Convoy system
Ships traveled in groups for a better chance of survival. -
Germany signs armistice
Ended fighting on land, sea and air in WW1 between the Allies and their last opponent Germany.
