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CHRONOLOGICAL LINE

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WW1 Timeline

1917

1917

US ENTERS WW1

A NEW SUPERPOWER ARISES...

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

Although Initially neutral, the US entered the war after it was triggered by the sinking of the lusitania and the zimmerman telegram, feeling the need to intervene in order to 'safeguard the world for democracy'

THE revolution in russia sought to overthrow the tsar autocracy and eventually become a communist nation under the bolsheviks. This had many consequences and had led to the removal of russia from world war 1 and the rise of the soviet union and communism... (yummy)

1915

Sinking of the Lusitania

The sinking of the lusitania had a significant impact on the US entering WW1. This was the sinking of a british ship by germany, killing off many americans. This had violated the sussex treaty between the US & Germany.

1917

1917

ZImmerman telegram

SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT

The zimmerman telegram was an intercepted letter designated for mexico to step in the war on germany's side, promising the return of once-mexican lands taken from america. This had greatly angered the US, leading them into WW1

INtroduced drafting to ensure troops readily available to aid in WW1. This is significant as it shows a shift in the american military that was once small and not as advanced.

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