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Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated while visiting Sarajevo, Bosnia. He was next in line for the the Austro-Hungarian throne. The killings set off decades old tensions in Europe and started WWI.
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Germany gave Serbia a list of demands and Serbia refused. Then Germany allied with Austria-Hungary. Then Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
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Germans first used poisonous chlorine gas. They used it against the British
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Germans sunk American ship Lusitania. Caused Americans to think about ending neutrality.
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Wanted to stay Neutral. People kept voting for him for that reason.
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Note to Mexico from Germans. It made an alliance with them. Was intercepted by USA.
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Us declared war on Germany. They would have been destroyed if they didn't.
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Riots broke out over the new Russian government's handling of the war and the scarcity of food and fuel. The riots were led by Vladimir Lenin.
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Leaders from 27 nations gathered in Paris, France, in January of 1919. They met for the peace conference following WWI.
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The Allies and Germany all signed the Treaty of Versailles. Germany had to accept full responsibility for all the conflict.
