WW1
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Updated: 21 May 2021
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Created byEvan Ridlon - STC Student
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, beginning World War I, a month after Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated.A German submarine sinks the passenger liner Lusitania. The Lusitania was crossing from New York to Liverpool, England. 128 Americans were killed.The United States declares war on Germany.Germany signs the Armistice at Compiègne, ending World War I.Wilson wins secound term.Selective Service Act is signed, requiring men to register with the government to be randomly selected for military service.War Industries Board established.Daylight savings time introduced to help save fuel.Espionage Act signedSedition Act signed.The Treaty of Versailles was signed at the Palace of Versailles outside Paris, France.Periods
British blockade of Germany.The Great Migration, when hundreds of thousands of Southern black people moved to cities in the North.
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