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Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria-Hungary, was shot and killed by Gavrilo Princip. This even is often considered as the event that sparked WWI, which would grow because of entangling alliances.
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Germany declares war on France and takes over Belgium.
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The declaration was a result the germans not wanting to remove troops from Belgium
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A small truce was made during Christmas time because they didn't know they'd be at war still and not be back with their families yet
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One of Germany's u-boats had sunken a luxury British, 1,198 people died including 128 Americans. This outraged the UK and US and led to the US declaring war against Germany.
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During the re-election it is told that Wilson has kept the country out of war with Europe and Mexico, and many slogans had formed such as "He Kept Us Out Of War" and "America First".
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Britain decoded a secret telegram that was from Germany to Mexico talking about having an unrestricted sub warfare and for Mexico to attack the US south border to distract them from the European war so Germany can win.
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The US senate voted to declare war against Germany.
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Congress made it a "Federal Offense" to use bad language such as profanity.
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The Spanish Flu was one of the greatest causes of death during ww1.
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WW1 had finally ended. Armistice was an agreement between the two sides to stop fighting rather than to surrender.
