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Archduke France Ferdinand was the heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne Serbians assassinated him and cause a domino affect the led to WWI.
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following thedeath of the Archduke, A-H invaded Serbia in retaliation to the assassination.
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Great Britain declared war on Germany
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The Lusitania sunk in 16 minutes after having been hit by a torpedoe from a German U-Boat. After the atack, German troops were ordered not to fire at passenger liners without warning. From then on out, U-Boats would not fire unless they stopped and warned them first and then the liners attempted to resist or escape.
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Italy declared war on Germany and Austria.
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exactly what it says, Germany said it would shoot on sight any ships in British waters.
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Romania followed Italy and Bulgaria a year later and entered the fighting of WWI.
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Germany promises to shoot only if passenger ships run or resist after Germany warns of Uboat.
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Wilson called for peace without victory. Basically, a treaty, and an end to the war without someone winning the war.
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At this point in time, Germany declared that they would no longer honor the Sussex agreement and they would begin unrestricted U-boat warfare,
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At this point it time, The Us recieved the intercepted telegram from Germany to Mexico. Viewed as another act of war and the US declared.
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The US established the War Industries Board.
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Wilson first outlined his 14 points plan for bringing peace to Europe.
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk signed between Russia and Germany.
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Nov 11th is the day that the war was recorded as ending.
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The Peace Conference met at Paris to organize the treaty.
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Although the war ended in 1918, the treaty wasn't signed until 1919. This oficially ended the business of WWI. Although, it did lead to many afteraffects that would last for a long time after.
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Wilson has a heart attack after returning to the White House. He paralyzes the left half of his body.
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The Treaty of Versailles failed in the Senate.
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William G. Harding (R) defeats Cox (D) and Debs (Socialist).