World War I

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  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand death

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand death

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand and wife assaniated in Sarajevo, Bosnia
  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand visits

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand visits

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand visits Sarajevo, Bosnia.
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    World War I

  • Neutrality

    Neutrality

    President Wilson announce US as neutral. Americans saw World War I as a European problem.
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    Battle of Marne

    French attacked Germans and the Germans retreated. British forced Germans to retreat further. Ended the Schlieffen plan.
  • German U-boat

    German U-boat

    German U-boat sunk a British passenger ship, the Lusitania, killing hundreds of Americans
  • Zimmermann note,

    Zimmermann note,

    secret telegram sent from Germany to Mexico saying to join forces with them.
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    Battle of Verdun

    Battle between the German and French armies. One of the most important battles between WWI.
  • Sussex Pledge

    Sussex Pledge

    German promise not to sink ships without warning
  • National Defense Act

    National Defense Act

    gave permission for president to bulid a national guard in case of any emergency.
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    Battle of Somme

    Fought by armies of British and French empires against the German Empire.
  • Central powers: Italy

    Central powers: Italy

    Italy joins central powers along with Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.
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    Battle of Argonne Forest

    Defeat of the Germans by French and American troops in France.
  • Italy independence

    Italy independence

    Italy had won their independence from Austria
  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty ending WWI that required Germany to pay off the damage