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Franz Ferdinand was assassinted. This started a war in Europe. It also might've just helped start WWI.
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World War 1 begins. It started out with only two countries. Those countries were Germany and Belgium; Germany invaded Belgium.
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Submarines were typically small. The Germans used submarines a lot in wars. The US had a similar idea and came out with the U-Boat.
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It was recently used in other wars and battles. But it helped with trench wars the most. It was basically a coil of sharp wire. It helped and protected the enemy from coming from above.
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It was mounted on a wheeled platform. The large horns amplified sounds. This could pinpoint and find enemy aircraft.
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Gas masks were very basic. There was only a certain amount of time the mask could keep out gas. But it was reliable at times.
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The British gave President Wilsonn the telegram and a message. The message said that Mexico would side with Germany. If Germany won, Mexico would get a portion of Texas.
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In the year 1917, Gustav Hermann Kissel graduated from Harvard. Also Gustav was accepted into the Air Service.
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Gustav had recieved his diary. They were awaiting a shipment that day. That shipment contained brand new aviation technology.
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The United States decided to enter the war. The Germans had already sunk the Lusitania. This was a deciding factor in the decision to join the war.
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According to his diary, he didn't have a terrible Christmas. He recieved many presents while in battle. He recieved many items that he needed like shirts, shorts, socks, etc.
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It was a good and bad New Years Day. It was cloudy and very windy. Planes were actually flipped over and damaged due to the strong winds.
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Radio stations were very complicated. You had to set them up manually. To power them, you would have to pedal on a stationary bicycle.
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On April 12th, 1918, Kissel went on his very first mission. Kissel did in fact, encounter very many enemy planes. Unfortunatly, his plane was shot down.
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This was a very good day. They decided to end all of the fighting that was going on. Which some what mean't less involvement and more peace.
