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World War I
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Franz Ferdinand and wife are killed by Serbian terrorist
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Germany declares was on Russia
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Germany declares war on France, an ally of Russia
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Italy declares itself neutral
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Britain declares war on Germany
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United States declares itself neutral
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German submarines sink 3 British cruisers - 1400 men die
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Germany declares waters around British Isles a war zone
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Lusitania is sunk by Germans- 140 Americans die
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Woodrow Wilson orders General John Pershing to invade northern Mexico to capture Pancho VIlla, who has killed 16 US mining citizens
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Woodrow Wilson is reelected because he wants to keep US out of war
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German diplomat recieves secret telegram from Arthur Zimmerman that suggusts forming a defensive alliance with Mexico if US goes to war with Germany.
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Wilson calls for "peace without victory"
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US government cuts ties with Germany because of the submarine warfare
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3 American vessels (City of Memphis, Vigilancia, and Illinois) are sunk by German submarines
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US declares war on Germany
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Selective Service Act passed- the draft
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Woodrow Wilson "14-Point Peace" speech to Congress aims to prevent destructive warfareby setting up an international body to resolve disputes
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Cantigny- first US win
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Germans surrender, expecting a peace drawn up under Wilson's generous 14 Points
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US forces move into Rhineland
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Woodrow Wilson arrives in France- first US president to travel to another country
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Treaty of Versailles signed