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Franz Ferdinand killed when Gavrilo Princip shot him and he jumped out of the crowd.
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Germany was obligated to support Austria-Hungary and declared war on Russia.
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Holds action against Russia so Germany can go through Russia and drive through Belgium to Paris.
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Since France was Russias ally, Germany declares war on them as well.
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The British Blockade of germany caused many germans to starve to death because they did not have food and it took place from 1914-1919
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The german Uboats sunk the British liner Lusitani off of the southern coast of Ireland.
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The Germans said they wouldn't sink anymore passenger boats but they sank the Sussex and 80 people were dead or injured.
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Over 1.2 million casualties, armies fough on only yards of ground, continued for 3 years.
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A telegram that proposed an alliance between Mexico and Germany.
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President Wilson makes a war resolution which is passed by congress a few days later.
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The Harlem Rennaissance was a period in time where african american art was brought forth and people really appreciated it.
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Prohibition goes into effect and the manufacturing, distribution, and consumption of alcohol
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The 21st amendment was allowed to let people drink beer again and many americans were happy about that
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Jazz music was a different kind of music and it began to boom in the twenties and people went to jazz clubs to listen to this type of music
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The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote, finally
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The dances in this time period were crazy and there were many competitions where people danced for days!
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Speakeasies were illegal bars where beer was distributed during the prohibition era
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One of the first movies with sound appeared and was created by Warner Brothers and it then changed the movie industry
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Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic Ocean, being the first person ever to accomplish this great feat
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Henry Ford created the first motorized car, the Model T and it revolutionized the automobile industry
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Amelia Earhart made the first woman solo journey across the Atlantic Ocean
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Today was the day that the stock market crashed and everything was extremely hectic
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The Massacre of Al Capones rival gang took place and 7 men were killed
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Charles Lindbergh's baby was taken from his nursery and a ransom note was left behind demanding 50,000 dollars and Lindbergh did not pay up so the baby was killed and found a few months later.
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Amelia Earheart flies her transatlantic flight to newfoundland
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this act was a way for farmers to get more money for there crops by not using more than a certain amount of acres
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The CCC was a way to get young men to work and decrease unemploymeny
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the 21st ammendment was ratified today and there was alcohol
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the dust bowl was a period in time where there were major dust storms stirring up soil and puting people and houses in dirt and they would have to move or stick it out
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this organization allowed young people who left highschool to get jobs or if they were in highschool or college
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This was the day that the german airship crashed
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Amelia Earhart was making a long flight in which her and her navigator were lost and their plane and bodies were never recovered
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When national gaurd shot protesters who were apposed to the ar
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Palestinian terrorists attacked and killed 2 athletes and kidnapped 9 others
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The popular wartime show first airs on CBS
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The united states forces pull out of the fight in vietnam
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Nixon, fearing impeachment, resigns and is no longer president
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The beginnning of the watergate scandal whichn nixon denied
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The day the microsoft was founded
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The beginning of the geniocide of cambodian people
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The first time the star wars movies were released to the public
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Elvis dies suddenly from over using drugs
