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Franz Ferdinand Assasination
The Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated sparking the beginning of the First World War -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Austria-Hungary, angered by the assassination of their Archduke Franz Ferdinand, declared war on Serbia, unraveling the beginning of World War I. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Austria-Hungary, angered by the death of Franz Ferdinand, declared war on Serbia the very day of the assassination unraveling the beginning of World War I. -
First use of gas as a weapon by the Germans
The German unleash the deadly weapon of gas which caused millions of the deaths of World War I and leaving others scarred or paralyzed. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The sinking of the Lusitania was caused by a German U-Boat torpedo and was on of the main causes of the US entering the war, because it was a British boat that some Americans were on. -
Wilson reelected; pledged American neutrality
President Woodrow Wilson was reelected in 1916, making a pledge saying that the United States would stay out of World War I. -
Bolsheviks led by Lenin overthrow Russian government
The Bolsheviks, led by Lenin, overthrew the Russian government of the Czar, beginning the new communist government. -
US declares war
After the event of the Zimmermann note the British message the US before the Mexicans could retaliate beginning the US experience of WWI. -
Zimmermann note
The Zimmermann note was a letter to the Mexicans, telling them to attack America, that was sent by the German Foreign Office which triggered the US into entering WWI. -
War ends
After a few years of the bloody World War I, the Great War finally comes to an end. -
Treaty of Versailles
After a few months of negotiation, the nations finally come up with this peace treaty. This is also the cause of WWII.
