WW1

  • Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

    Killed by member of The Black Hands setting of the beginning of WWI
  • Great war begins

    Great war begins

    Assassination of Franz Ferdinand sets of the great war with Russia, Great Britain, France against Germany, Austria-Hungary & Italy
  • Kaiser declares “open season” on ships

    Kaiser declares “open season” on ships

    North Sea becomes open war zone
  • Lusitania sank

    Lusitania sank

    The sinking of the Cunard ocean, germany waged submarine warfare.
  • Sedition Act passed

    Sedition Act passed

    US congress extended the Espionage Act to cover a broader ranger of offenses.
  • Selective Service Act

    Selective Service Act

    Authorized the national government ti raise a national Army for American entry into WWI
  • Espionage Age Passed

    Espionage Age Passed

    US Federal law, passed shortly after the US entry into the war.
  • Russia Pulls Out of the War

    Russia Pulls Out of the War

    A group of communist lead by Vladimir Lenin created a communist government and pulled Russia out of the war in November 1917
  • President Wilson's 14 Point Speech

    President Wilson's 14 Point Speech

    Wanted to bring an end to the war.
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    1918 Flu Pandemic

    Unusually deadly influenza pandemic, affecting 500 million people across the world.
  • Germany Signs Armistice

    Germany Signs Armistice

    Agreement that ended fighting on the Western front.