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Franz Ferdinand Assassination
The assassination sparked the beginning of World War I -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
They declared war on Serbia because of the Arch Dukes assassination. This was said to be the start of WWI -
First use of gas as a weapon by the Germans
When the Germans surprised the Allies with the new use of mustard gas they were shook. The use of it killed about 100,000 people. It was scary of what it could do to people. -
Wilson reelected; pledged American neutrality
President Wilson was reelected and pledged American neutrality to get reelected. -
Zimmermann Note
Authur Zimmerman sent a telegram to the German ambassador to Mexico proposing to have a Mexican and German alliance so that America would be more interested in Mexico then in Europe. The British found the note and sent it to the U.S. -
U.S. declares war
The U.S. joined the war for many reasons. First, the Germans sunk the passenger ship the Lusitania. Also, the Central Powers told Mexico to invade the U.S. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
A German U-boat sunk a passenger liner called the
Lusitania. About 1,959 people died in this attack. -
Bolsheviks led by Lenin overthrow Russian government
After they took it over in February they started the provisional government. When they took over they faced many problems. -
War Ends
At the end of the war the Allies ended up winning. The Central Powers ended up paying the price. -
Treaty of Versailles
It was the treaty that brought World War I to an end. It stopped fighting between Germany and the Allied Powers.
