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World War I

By maxsa

  • Franz Ferdinand Assassination

    Franz Ferdinand Assassination
    The assassination of Archduke instigated the beginning of World War I.

  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

    Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
    Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

  • First use of gas as a weapon by the Germans

    First use of gas as a weapon by the Germans
    Germany used the fist ever recorded poison gas attack on the France.

  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    Sinking of the Lusitania
    On May 7, 1915, Germany sunk the Lusitania. A British passenger line with American citizens on board.

  • Wilson reelected; pledged Americans neutrality

    Wilson reelected; pledged Americans neutrality
    Woodrow Wilson was reelected for President in 1916. He promised the American's that they would stay neutral through the whole war.

  • Zimmerman Note

    Zimmerman Note
    A German government employee, Arthur Zimmerman sent a telegram to the Embassy in Mexico, but Britain intercepts the telegram and show President Wilson.

  • U.S. declares war

    U.S. declares war
    The U.S. declares war on the German's because they were going to attack Arizona,New Mexico, and Texas, and sinking the Lusitania and Sussex helped with that too.

  • Bolsheviks led by Lenin overthrow Russian government

    Bolsheviks led by Lenin overthrow Russian government
    The Bolsheviks kidnaped Czar Nicolas II and murder him, his wife, and his kids in a remote place where no one could find them.

  • War Ends

    War Ends
    The Germans asked for an armistice with Wilson. He would sign it on a few terms. They were to remove all troops from Belgium and the French border. It is now known as Veterans Day.