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Franz Ferdinand Assassination
The Archduke from Franz Ferdinand was assassinated sparking the beginning of the first World War -
Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia
Gavrilo Princep shoots and kills his wife and Franz Ferdinand and sadly they both die. They blame Serbia for the whole assignation. -
First use of gas as weapon by the Germans
The Germans used the gas and it was against the Allied troops.The gas could kill anyone who breathed it. Soon after, the Allies began to use the gas as well. To protect the soldiers they use gas masks. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
On May 7, 1915, the Lusitania, a British passenger ship, was torpedoed by a German U-boat killing 1200 passengers. -
Wilson releted: Pledeged American Nuetality
President Wilson still hoped he would stay out of war. Antiwar feeling in the US was still strong, but some people saw the military build up a way towards war. The democratic slogan was "he kept us out of the war". -
Zimmerman Note
The Zimmermann note was a telegram sent by Arther Zimmermann. The note was bound for Mexico. This telegram offered a alliance with Germany. The British intercepted this telegram and decoded it. When Wilson broke the news to the pubic, he wasn't believed. After they realized it was real it set off a anti-German feeling in the United States. -
Bolsheviks led by Lenin Overthrow Russian Government
When Nicholas II had given up his thrown, a new government had started. The new government was not able to solve some of Russia's problems. A group called the Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin overthrew the government. The Bolsheviks wanted to get out of the war and focus on setting up a communist state. -
U.S. Declares War on Germany
On April 2, 1917, The United States declares war on Germany -
War Ends
The war ended when Germany agreed to stop fighting. Germany on October 4, 1918 asked for an armistice. President Wilson agreed only if things change. The things that were changed was they had to stop all fighting, all German troops had to leave Belgium and France, and he would only deal with nonmilitary government leaders. After the Germans agreed the armistice began on November 11,1918. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Allies and Germany had to sign this treaty under harsh conditions. Germany had to accept full responsbility for the war. It had to pay the Allies a billion dollars. It had to disarm completely and give up its overseas colonies.
