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The assassination led directly to the First World War when Austria-Hungary subsequently issued an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia, which was partially rejected. Austria-Hungary then declared war.
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President Woodrow Wilson formally proclaims the neutrality of the United States, a position that a vast majority of Americans favored, on August 4, 1914. Wilson’s initial hope was that America could be “impartial in thought as well as in action”.
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Their strategy of submarine warfare was abandoned in favour of resuming commerce warfare after many unsuccessful attempts.
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German troops begin a well-planned withdrawal—ordered several weeks previously by Kaiser Wilhelm—to strong positions on the Hindenburg Line, solidifying their defense and digging in for a continued struggle on the Western Front in World War I.
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The United Sates had declared war on Germany after the Imperial German Government had committed repeated acts of war against the Government and the people of the United States of America.
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Final offensive on the Balkan Front
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The Allies break through the German lines.
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The first craft to be surrendered were the U-boats, which began to arrive at Harwich on 20 November 1918; 176 were eventually handed over. The German fleet was met by the light cruiser Cardiff on the morning of 21 November, and led to the rendezvous with over 370 ships of the Grand Fleet and other allied navies. There were 70 German ships in total; the battleship König and the light cruiser Dresden had engine trouble and had to be left behind.
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The League of Nations was an international organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace and was the first of its kind.
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Ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. The treaty made Germany accept responsiblity for all the loss and damage that it caused including its allies.
