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Archduke of Austria Hungary assassinated by a Serbian in 1914. His murder was one of the causes of WW I.
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Armies are forced to dig trenches to get away from machine gun. There is very little movement.Due to stalemate, troops dug trenches
On the Western Front, troops dug trenches from Swiss border to English Channel
"no man's land" - the land between Allied trenches and Central Power trenches. A rough barren landscape with crater from artillery fire.
Rats, disease, shellfire, body lice, trench foot
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Great Britain announced intention to mine North Sea and transform it into a military area. German Government: Viewed action as both an illegal blockade and an attempt to starve out Germany. Great Britain's action led to retaliation on the part of Germans. May 7, 1915: German Submarine fired torpedo and sank ocean liner
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A message calling on Mexico to join in a coming war against the US and promising to help it recover territory lost in the Mexican War of 1846-1848
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Russian revolution is revolution of Russia which carry socialism in Europe and all over the world. The Russian Revolution was a pair of revolutions in Russia in 1917 which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the rise of the Soviet Union.
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On April 2, 1917, President Wilson asked Congress to declare war on the Central Powers. On April 6, 1917 Congress declared war.
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A 1918 successful Allied effort to push back German troops from a rail center in Sedan, France. This battle ws the beginning of the end for the Germans
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an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce.
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They were listed in a speech delivered by President Woodrow Wilson on January 8th 1918, explaining to Congress and the nation that WWI as being fought for a just cause. It also set the foundations for peace plans and was the basis for the German armistice
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In June 1919, the peacemakers summoned representatives of the new German Republic to the palace of Versailles outside Paris. The Germans were ordered to sign the treaty drawn up by Allies. German reparations would come to over $30 billion dollars. They were forced to assume full responsibility for causing the war.
