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(EU) Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
On this day, the archduke of Austria-Hungary was shot by Gavrilo Princip. This event is often considered the spark of World War 1, which would grow because of entangling Alliances. -
(EU)Germany declares war on France
Germany was planning on attacking Russia and they knew France had and alliance with them and would help Russia. -
(EU) Britain declares war on Germany
Britain declared War on Germany because they had invaded Belgium which was neutral. -
(US)President Woodrow Wilson declares US policy of Neutrality
The United States states that they would not be getting involved in the war in Europe. The president says that they would be neutral during the war in Europe, basically saying that they would not be picking sides and completely ignoring the War. -
(EU) The battle of Tannenberg
On this date a battle was fought between Russia and Germany. Germany won the battle. This battle was fought during the beginning of WW1. -
(EU) First Battle of the Marne
This was a battle by the French army and British expeditionary Force against Germans who had invaded Belgium and northeastern France. -
(US & EU) The Sinking of the Lusitania
The Lusitania was a ship that held many People that were Traveling to Britain. One of the German U-Boats torpedoed it and killed a total of 1,198 people, 128 of them being US citizens. This was the beginning event that started pushing the United States out of Neutrality. -
(EU) Battle of the Somme
The somme offensive was a battle fought by the armies of the British Empire and French third republic against the German Empire. -
(US Woodrow Wilson elected President 1916
In 1916 President Woodrow Wilson was elected the 33rd president. Wilson won the election again Charles Evans Hughes which was the republican candidate. -
(US)Congress passes the Espionage Acts
On this date the congress passed the Espionage Act which made it illegal to use disloyal, profane, or abusive language about the US government, congress Uniform or flag. -
(EU) Russian Revolution
The Russian revolution was when the peasants and working class of of the people of Russia revolted against the government. -
Zimmerman Note
The Zimmerman note was an intercepted message from Germany to Mexico. The message was intercepted by Britain. Britain then gave the message to the US a month later and it started to be published in March After receiving the note the US began militarism. -
(US) Wilson asks for Declaration of War
On this day Wilson asked congress for permission to declare war on Germany and four days later congress voted yes to going to war, a lot of them wanted to go to war. -
(US)The United States Declares War
After Woodrow requested to go to War congress accepted the request, the vote being 9 to 1. -
(US) Spanish Influenza 1918
The Spanish Influenza was a deadly flu pandemic.It infected 500 million people around the world. -
(EU) Armistice 1918
The Armistice of 1918 is the armistice signed that ended fighting on land, sea and air between allies and their opponents.
