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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg were assassinated in Sarajevo. This was the caused of the First World War. -
President of the Woodrow Wilson, the United States would stay out of the First World War. Unless if it's an emergency, This is the term called Isolationism. -
The British Ocean Linear Lusitania, was sunked by a German U Boat, off the south west coast of Ireland. killing 1,199 people on board, The Boat was heading from New York City in the United States to Liverpool in the United Kingdom. -
Presidential Elections of 1916 in the United States between Woodrow vs Charles Evans Hughes, Woodrow won over Hughes for President. -
Proposed a military contract between the German Empire between the German Empire and Mexico. written by Secretary Arthur Zimmermann. It inflamed American public opinion against Germany and helped convince Congress to declared war against Germany. -
The United States declared war on the German Empire, joining France, Great Britain, Russia, Canada, Australia, New England, South Africa, and Italy. -
The first 14,000 American soldiers began arriving at the port of St Nazaire in France. -
The Sedition Act covered a broader range of offenses, notably, speech, and the expression of opinion that cast the United States government or the war effort in a negative light or interfered with the sale of government bonds. -
British success east of Forest of Nieppe (North-western of Bethune) Another air raid on Paris. The French privateers had capture 316 American Vessels.
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After 4 years of the horrific frightening of the first World War, and loss of millions of lives. the guns on Western front fell silent. It was the end of the First World War.