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World War I

By anjanam
  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

    Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

    After the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Serbia was blamed and Austria-Hungary declared war for this reason
  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    Sinking of the Lusitania

    British passenger line torpedoed by a German U-Boat, many Americans onboard
  • Franz Ferdinand Assassination

    Franz Ferdinand Assassination

    The assassination sparked the beginning of World War I.
  • First use of gas as a weapon by the Germans

    First use of gas as a weapon by the Germans

    Poisonous gas was very dangerous leaving many harmed. The allied copied this strategy
  • Wilson reelected; pledged American neutrality

    Wilson reelected; pledged American neutrality

    President Wilson defeated candidate Charles Evans Hughs. He pledges neutrality for America,
  • Zimmerman Note

    Zimmerman Note

    Telegram sent by the German to Mexico, goal was to get Mexico to be a ally of Germans, and invade the U.S.A. The British intercepted this telegram and alerted America. This was a cause of the US joining the war.
  • US declares War

    US declares War

    After a multitude of events triggering the US, the us finally declares war against Germany.
  • Bolsheviks led by Lenin overthrow Russian government

    Bolsheviks led by Lenin overthrow Russian government

    Vladimir Lenin and his group Bolsheviks, lead a revolution against the ineffective Russian government. They overthrew Czar Nicolas II and killed him and his family.
  • End of WWI

    End of WWI

    Germany signed a armistice that was prepared by Britain and France. This ended all fighting.
  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles

    The Paris peace conference was to punish Germans for their wrong doings, the US never ratified this treaty.