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It brought many leaders together before a major war. All of the leaders involved in WWI were gathered and brought some peace and respect before the war.
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President Woodrow Wilson, who would serve as commander in chief during World War I, officially becomes President for the first of two terms.
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On this day, the Archduke of Austria- Hungary was shot by Gavrilo Princip. This event is often considered the spark for World War 1, which would grow because of entangling alliances.
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A month after Franz Ferdinand was killed, Austria blamed Serbia and declared war.
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Germany declares war on France because they were going to help Russia, then invades Belgium.
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Because Germany invades Belgium Britain declares war on Germany.
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Russia declares war on Turkey after the Turkish attacks on Russian ships.
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It was many but unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front of WWI.
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Germans threaten that water vessels would be destroyed
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Also known as the America Holocaust, it was an execution of Armenians by the Turks of the Ottoman Empire.
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Italy enters the war on side of their allies.
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Pancho Villa would get captured, kill, escape and repeat. He wasn't disturbed for a short period of time but then he was killed. This took 11 months away from the US.
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It was torpedoed by the Germans. The US didn't choose to believe that they were going to do it which caused the US to move closer to war.
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Ran by Woodrow Wilson and Charles Evans Hughes. Woodrow Wilson defeated Hughes. Wilson won electoral and popular votes.
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It was fought by the armies of the British Empire and France against the German Empire
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It was a letter for the German ambassador to tell the President of Mexico to go to war if the US does.
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Woodrow Wilson asks to declare war against Germany
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On the 6th, the United States was declared and was at war with Germany.
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Congress approves the selective service act for the draft.
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The Germans sign a peace treaty with the government of Russia that states that gives Germans land and allowed Germans to shift soldiers.
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This battle is the first major American offensive of the war.
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This battle the Americans attack the Germans at Chateau-Thierry. It led to the greater Battle of Belleau Wood.
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This battle begins as the U.S. Marine Corps attacks the Germans.
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The battle began when 300,000 American troops fling themselves into the German lines.
