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Nationalization
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in June 1914, the event that led directly to the outbreak of World War 1 -
Imperialism
Nations like Britain and Germany were expanding and thought they were unstoppable, which caused them to fight over colonies overseas. -
President Wilson's views before the war
He opposed joining the war, he wanted to remain neutral. -
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Sinking of the Lusitania
Less than a year after WW1, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the Lusitania. It was a British ocean liner route from New York to Liverpool, England. -
Sussex Pledge
It was a promise made by Germany to the U.S. in 1916. It was a promise that they couldn't shoot torpedoes without warning. -
Zimmermann Note
It was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico. In the prior event of the United States entering World War I against Germany. -
The Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution took place in 1917 when the peasants and working class people of Russia revolted against the government of Tsar Nicholas II. They were led by Vladimir Lenin and a group of revolutionaries called the Bolsheviks. -
First American Soldiers To Europe
Only 14,000 American soldiers had arrived in France, and the AEF had only a minor participation at the front through late October 1917, but by May 1918 over one million American troops were stationed in France, though only half of them made it to the front lines. -
New Countries That Emerged After WWI
Six new countries that formed as a direct result of WWI were Poland, Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Estonia. The countries were formed after the breakup of the Ottoman Empire, the House of Habsburg and the German empire -
Selective Service Act
It authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through conscription. Males from 18-25 were required to register. -
Lever Food and Fuel Control Act
It was a WW1 era U.S. law that among other things created the United States Food administration and the Federal Fuel administration. It started August 10, 1917 -
Fourteen Points
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. The principles were outlined in a January 8, 1918 speech on war aims and peace terms to the United States Congress by President Woodrow Wilson. -
Daylight saving time
The reason for daylight saving time in many places is because it makes better use of daylight. It saves energy. -
Seditaition Act
Was an Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917.It covered a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast of the government or the war effort in a negative light or interfered with the sale of government bonds. -
Armistice
It was the hope was that the Allies could secure an end to the hostilities of the First World War by the signing of an armistice. It's a mutual agreement to a ceasefire that is a precursor to a peace treaty. -
Paris Peace Conferance
The Paris Peace Conference was the meeting of the victorious Allied Powers following the end of World War I. It set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers -
Versailles Treaty
The Treaty of Versailles was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. -
League Of Nations
The League of Nations was an international organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes.
