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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Austia-Hungary declares war on Serbia -
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Germany & Austria-Hungary
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Germany declared war on neutral Belgium and attempts to defeat France quickly. Britain declares war on Germany.
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Austira-Hungary and Germany officialy begins their "Central Powers"
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Germany declares they will attack any ships entering or extiting Britain. US decided to remain neutral.
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About 1200 people died & 128 Americans die. Many Americans angered & want war with Germany
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Germany responds to U.S. anger by continuing to sink ships without warning
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Hundreds of Americans volunteered to fight with France. They wanted to help becasue they felt they needed to repay France for their help in the American Revolution.
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President Woodrow Wilson warns Germany to stop unrestricted submarine warfare policies
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Woodrow Wilson is re-elected as president of US with campaign slogan "He kept us out of the war"
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Germany declares unrestricted submarine warfare again
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US & Britain learns of Germany proposing a Mexican-German alliance in war between US & Germany and to give Mexican back land lost in Mexican-American war.
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As Germany contninued sinking American ships, President Wilson adressed Congress, ginving them a long list of Germany.
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President Wilson asks Congress to declare war with Germany.
