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Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife visit Sarajevo
On June 28 Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife visit Sarajevo The capital of an Austria-Hungry province. While at a prade they where attacked by Serbian terrorists and killed makeing Austria-Hungry declair war onSerbia. At this time the United States was Nutral -
Wilson Adopts a Policy of Neutrality
The United States decited that it would not take sides but would sell loans and weapons to both sides. -
U-boat attacks increase
Gremany found away around the British blockade by using their U-boats. they later declared the waters around Britian a war zone and begain to sink enemy ships wthout warning. -
Gremany sinks Lusitania
Germany sinks a called the Lusitania without warning among the 1,98 that died 128 of them were Americans. Germany tried to get out by saying that the ship wsa carrying weapons and ammunition witch it was. President Roosevelt called it "Murder on the high seas". -
War to end all wars
Wilson declared that he wanted to find away to end the war in Europe. Gremanys responce was to launch an al-out effort to win the war. Wilson broke off his diplomatic relations with Germany. -
The US is in the was
On April 2 wilson gave a speach to congress about joining the war. Two days later by a vote of 82 to 6 the US declared war on Germany. The house followed by a vote of 373 to 50 on April 6.