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Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were murdered by Gavrilo Princip, this cause the Great War to begin.
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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered the war to begin.
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This proclaimed the North Sea as a war zone.
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The Lusitania was unwarningly torpedoed by a German submarine, 1,198 people drowned including 128 Americans.
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This was one of the largest battles fought during WWI and one of the bloodiest battles in military history. It was near the Somme River in France.
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In the election of 1916, Woodrow Wilson became only the second Pres. to be elected to 2 consecutive term, he beat Charles Evan Hughes in this election.
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In the note, Zimmerman was telling the ambassador to offer major financial aid to Mexico if they agreed to be Germany’s ally in any future US-German conflict.
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People began breaking out in riots because they were not pleased with how the gov. handled the major food shortages in the country.
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Required all men in the US between 21 and 30 yrs old to register for military services.
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This was a system where all merchant ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean would travel in groups and be protected by the British, this was put into place because of multiple attacks.
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This. along with the Sedition Act, made it a crime to talk about information that could interfere with our forces’ efforts in the war.
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This influenza pandemic killed between 20 and 40 million, more than the Great War (WWI) itself. It is known as the most devastating epidemic recorded in history.
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Speech given by Pres. Woodrow Wilson stating principles of peace to use for negotiations to end the war.
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This outlawed false criticism of the American gov.
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The armistice signed by Germany and Allies called for a ceasefire on the 11th hour of the 11th day in the 11th month.
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4 days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the US declared war.