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archduke franze ferdinanad and his wife were assassinated while visiting sarajevo, Bosnia. He was next in line for the Austrohungerin thorn. The killings set off decades old tensions in europe and started WWI
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This occurred the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed.it is important to know that a nationalist student assassinated them. Probably they represented a threat to their country. The Austria government blamed the Serbian government and declared war on Serbia.
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Germany did not withdraw from Belgium witch caused great Britain to cause war on great Germany.
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the lusitania was a British ship. a german u-boat torpedoed the lusitania and caused it to sink
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they joined the war on the side of the allies but were occupied by Germany and Austria within a few months.
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When American's entered the war, it had an immediate impact. On April 6,1916 , the U.S. joined forces with Britain France, and Russia. More then 2 million soldiers fought on France battlefield.
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orders were given to step up the u-boat campaign the meant all allied of neutral ships were to be sunk on site within one months time. almost one millionth tons of shipping was sunk
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The treaty of Versailles was the most important of a peace treaty that brought WWI to an end. it was signed on June 28, 1919. Part one created the covenant of the New League of Nations. Germany was not allowed to join this until 1926. Part two explained Germany's new boundaries. Part III stipulated a demilitarized zone and separated the Saar from Germany for 15 years.
