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A Serbian nationalist shot down Franz Ferdinand and his wife and that most likely sparked WW1
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Russia and Germany declare war on each other, physical devastation of the European continent
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announced Germany’s intentions to sink any and all ships sailing under the flags of Britain, Russia and France found within British waters.
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torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland
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Battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German empire
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proposed a Mexican-German alliance in the case of war between the U.S. and Germany, published in newspapers across America
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authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into WW1
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Made it a crime for any person to convey information intended to interfere with U.S. armed forces
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Communist group led by Vladimir Lenin overthrew the government and Vladimir said he wanted to focus on becoming a communist state rather than fighting in the war
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Killed more people than the Great War, 20-40 million people, most devastating epidemic in history
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Wilson wanted peace and wanted World War 1 to be the “war to end all wars”
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it extended the Espionage Act to cover a broader range of offenses.
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group of merchant vessels sailing together, with or without naval escort, for mutual security and protection
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ended the fighting on the western front
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After the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman note the U.S. decides to join WW1
