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70 Diplomats met up before the war
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President Woodrow Wilson, who would serve as commander in chief during World War I, officially becomes president for the the first of two terms.
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German U-boats attacked ships that came near them to prevent trading between countries over seas, happened near British Isles and Mediterranean
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On this day, Arch Duke if Austria-Hungary was shot by Gavrilo Princip. This event is often considered the spark for World War I, which would grow because of entangling alliances.
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This triggers WWI
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Germany declared war on France
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This truce said war would continue after Christmas
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The Ottoman committed the Armenian Holocaust, 1,500,000 died as a result
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A German U-boat torpedoed the Ocean liner, it sunk in 18 minutes and 1,198 people died
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British and German fleets fight, at the end of this battle there were 450,000 German casualties and 550,000 French casualties
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French and British empire fought against the German empire
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President Woodrow Wilson was elected
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Britain decoded a German telegraph that plotted against the USA
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Presidents can't declare war themselves, they need congress to vote for it
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Congress voted on going to war with Germany
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Russia signed an armistice with Germany, Russia had to give up some of its territories, when Germany surrendered to the central powers they had to give up this land, and these territories became countries
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Ended WWI and punished Germany. Germany had to pay a total of 442 billion dollars to other countries
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Britain declares war on Germany
