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The funeral was the largest gathering of European royalty. The procession passed from Buckingham Palace to Westminster hall, which gathered huge crowds.
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President Woodrow Wilson, who would serve as commander in chief during World War I, officially becomes President for the first of two terms.
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The Armenian genocide was the ottoman empire's plan to wipe out all Armenians. The US created an organization to try to protect the Armenians.
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The first zeppelin appeared over the English coast meaning Germans were going to attack
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One this day, the Archduke of Austria-Hungary was shot by Gavrilo Princip. This event is often considered the spark for World War I, which would grow because of entangling alliances.
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Germany declared war on France because they backed up Russia
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Germans were attacking Belgium and it was Great Britain's job to defend them.
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Japan demands Germany to remove all German ships off Japanese and Chinese waters. Germany did not respond therefore Japan declared war.
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Turkey helped Germany attack Russia; Britain and France's ally
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They declared a truce so that Christmas could be celebrated.
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Germany feared Britain's strong navy therefore they blocked the navy from getting war materials
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A German U-boat torpedoed and sank the lusitania, a british ocean liner en route from New York to Liverpool.
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Italy signs the treaty of London and joins the war on the side of The Allies (Britain, France, Russia, and the US)
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The Battle of the Somme was one of the largest battles of WWI. The battle lasted from July 1 to November 1, 1916, near the Somme River in France, it was also one of the bloodiest military battles in history.
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The Zimmermann Telegram was a secret code from the Germany in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico in the event that the US entered World War I against Germany.
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President Wildrow Wilson declares the United States is breaking diplomatic relations with Germany
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President Woodrow Wilson asks Congress to send US troops into battle with Germany.
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Congress accepts the request and the US is officially at war with Germany.
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American sent soldiers to France.
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A statement for peace to end the war
