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The Archduke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip
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One month after Franz Ferdinand is killed, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
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Germany declares war on Russia, and three days later, declares war on France as well
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US declares it is going to stay neutral during the war (or so they thought)
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German troops reconquer Mulhouse in Elzas
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German U Boats sink the British ship Lusitania off the coast of Ireland
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Wilson threatened to cut diplomatic ties between Germany and the US, after the sinking of the Sussex in an English Channel
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After the sinking of the US Housatonic, the US severs it's diplomatic ties with Germany
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Wilson asks the US Congress for a declaration of war against Germany, and they grant it, officially including the US in the first World War
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There is an unsuccessful German attack near Hurtebise
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The Russian fleet mutinies at Sebastopol
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Woodrow Wilson proposes a 14 point program to work towards world peace
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The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk is signed between the new Bolshevik government of Russia and the Central Powers, taking Russia out of the war
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US troops capture and hold the village of Cantigny from the Germans. They were lead by General John Pershing
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The Germans signed an Armistice in Compiegne, France, with the last shots of the war being shot at around 11 am on this day
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The Polish-Soviet war begins and the United Parcel Service is formed
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Germany signs the Treaty of Versailles, officially ending the war
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The League of Nations is instituted, with 42 nations ratifying it
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The US Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles by a vote of 49-35
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Hitler becomes the leader of the German Worker's Party
