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The assassination sparked the beginning of World War I
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Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the assassination the archduke. It gave Serbia a list of demands, that Serbia refused. Austria-Hungary then declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914.
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The gas could kill or seriously injure anyone who breathed it. Germans first used poison gas against Allied troops
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British passenger liner torpedoed by a German U-boat
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Wilson defeated the Republican candidate, Charles Evans Hughes.
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British agents intercepted a secret telegram sent by the German foreign minister, Arthur Zimmermann. The telegram was headed for Mexico. It offered a German alliance with Mexico against the United States in the event the Americans entered the war.
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The Bolsheviks overthrew the government. Led by Vladimir Lenin, the Bolsheviks wanted to pull out of the war so they could focus on setting up a new Communist state.
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Congress had decided that the nation had to defend its rights if it wished to remain a world power. Congress passed a declaration of war, and Wilson signed it on April 6.
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On October 4, 1918, the German government asked President Wilson for an armistice, Wilson consented, but only under certain conditions. Germany had to accept his plan for peace and promise not to renew fighting. All German troops had to leave Belgium and France. Finally, Wilson said he would deal only with nonmilitary government leaders.The armistice began on November 11, 1918
