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Franz Ferdinand Assassination
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated while visiting Sara, Bosnia. He was next in line for the Austro- Hungarian throne. The killings set off decades old tensions in Europe and started WWI. -
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
On July 28, 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. They ( Austria-Hungary ) were on the side of the Ottoman ( Turkish) Empire and they made up the Central Powers. -
First use of gas as a weapon by the Germans
The Germans had first used the poison gas during " The Great War " against allied troops in April 1915. The gas could kill or seriously injure anyone who took one single breath in. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania occurred on Friday, 7 May 1915 during the First World War, as Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom which had implemented a naval blockade of Germany. -
Wilson reelected; pledged American neutrality
Woodrow Wilson became the first Democratic president since Andrew Jackson to be elected to two consecutive terms of office when he defeated Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes in the 1916 Presidential Election. Hughes, the Republican candidate, was defeated by nearly 600,000 votes in the popular vote. -
U.S. declares war
On the cold, rainy evening of April 2, 1917, he asked Congress for a declaration of war against Germany. After some debate, Congress decided that the nation had to defend its rights if it wished to remain a world power. Congress passed a declaration of war, and Wilson signed it on April 6. -
Bolsheviks led by Lenin overthrow Russian government.
On Nov. 7, 1917, Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution took place as forces led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky. The provisional government came to power after the February Revolution resulted in the Russian monarchy being overthrown. -
Zimmerman Note
In January 1917, British agents acquired a note bound for Mexico that German minister Arthur Zimmerman sent saying that they would have an alliance against the United States if they ever entered the war. -
War ends
" The Great War " took four years for it to end. On November 11, 1918 WWI ended . It ended once president Wilson signed the Treaty of Versailles -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers.
