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Archduke Francis Ferdinand heir to the Austria-Hungary throne and his wife are assassinated by a Serbian Nationalist in Sarejevo
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Allied offensive in Artois and Champagne begins.
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President Wilson launches a nationwide whistle-stop campaign to generate support for Preparedness and the Continental Army with three speeches in New York
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German leaders decide to launch unrestricted U-boat warfare
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President Woodrow Wilson delivers his fourteen points speech to the U.S. Congress.
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Communists begin a revolt in Berlin and later executed
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On the night of January 30, 1933, the Nazis organized a massive torchlight parade in Berlin to celebrate the appointment of Hitler as Chancellor of Germany. Above -- Adolf Hitler and Hermann Göring greet the participants in the parade as they pass beneath the window of Hitler's new office. Below -- A view of the parade passing German President Paul von Hindenburg who gazes out the window at the sight
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Nazis invade and conquer checkloslovakia
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Mass killings of jews start at auschwiz concentration camp
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Germany surrenders to allies
