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Archduke of Austria was assassinated
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot in Sarajevo, the capitol of Bosnia -
Austria-Hungary Declares War against Serbia
This was in response to Archduke being assassinated -
Germany Declares War on Russia
Germany was obligated to support Austria-Hungary because of a treaty -
Germany Declares war on France and Invades Belgium
France was Russia's Ally, and if France was able to fall then the Germans would be abe to take over Russia which is who they wanted land from -
Britian Declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary
Britian declares war because Germany invades Belgium -
America questions neutrality
America did not want to get involved because so many immagrants were in America and they didn't want the country to split up. -
Lusitania sinks
German U-boats sink British liner Lusitania of the coast of Ireland. Many were Americans that died on the ship.This uproared the American public who turned against Germany and the Central Powers -
First Battle of Sommer lasts until mid-November
British suffer 60,000 caualties on the first day of this battle. about 1.2 million causalties total -
Woodrow Wilson gets elected President
Wilson wanted peace but the Germans refused to listen to him -
Zimmerman Note
A telegram from the German minister to the German ambassador in Mexico which British agents intercepted. The note was trying to get Mexico involved in the war and to go against America -
America Declares War
Congress passes the resolution to go to war! -
Congress Passed Espoinage Act
Law against anyone saying anything bad about the government or our involvement in the war -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Treaty for Russia to leave WWI -
Austria-Hungary Surrenders
Austria-Hungary surrenders from WWI -
Treaty of Versailles
Carved 5 areas out of the Ottoman Empire and made Germany pay $33 billion to the Allies for reparations. -
America signed seperate treaty with germany to end the War
Wilson was no longer president and America never joined the League of Nations
