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The sinking of theLusitania happened during WW1. As Germany waged submarine warfare against the UK which had created a naval blockade of Germany
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The funeral of Edward VII brought all the European countries four years before the beginning of World War 1.
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President WIldrow Wilson, who would serve as commander in chief for World War 1, official becomes President for the first of two terms.
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On this day, the Archduke of Austria-Hungary was shot in Gavrilo Princip.This event is often considered the spark for World War 1, which would grow becasues of entangling alliances.
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Germany declared war on France due to being an ally of Germany.
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Britain declares war on Germany
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The greatest German win of WW1 against Russia. They take up to 92,000 captives.
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While this event contains no substantial military value, it does contribute to terrorizing the citizens of Paris.
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The Christmas Truce was a series of ceasefires during Christmastime.
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Thousands of women present for peace before the German Parliament or Reichstag.
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The Armenian Genocide, was the Ottoman government's extermination of 1.5 million Armenians.
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Women in London Demonstrate in order to obtain the right to work in war industries.
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The Central Powers cross the Danube River and eventually capture Belgrade.
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The Battle of the Somme, was a battle in WW1 fought by the armies of the British Empire and France against the German.
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In the United States presidential election of 1916 Democratic President Woodrow Wilson defeated Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican candidate.
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The Republican candidate Charles Evans Hughes loses to Democratic candidate Wilson..
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Germany’s policy of unrestricted U-boat warfare proved to be a threat to “freedom of the seas.”
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American steamer Aztec is hit by a German U-boat as it enters British waters. 28 Americans die.
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President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany.
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Congress granted the request and the United States was at war with Germany.
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Secretary of War Newton D. Baker draws the first draftees from a large fishbowl, while blindfolded, in a lottery under the Selective Service Act.
