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Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by a angry citizen. This is widely regarded to as the start of WW1 which led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia; this led to other European powers declaring war which caused the war to go global. The United States made the decision that they wanted to stay neutral. -
Great Britain declares war on Germany because of Germanys invasion of Belgium who was neutral causing Germany and Great Britain to enter WW1. This started to create a "bully" narrative on Germany causing the United states to lean towards supporting allied powers and cast a shadow on Germany while still staying neutral. -
A German U-boat sank the Lusitania, a British passenger liner killing 1,200 people and 128 Americans. This caused a lot of tension between the United States and Germany -
The battle of Somme was one of the bloodiest battles in WW1, it was Britain and France vs Germany, this further pushed the bully narrative on Germany this loss caused Germany to start shifting to submarine warfare further upsetting the U.S. -
Britain intercepted a telegram from German minister Zimmerman that was supposed to go to Mexico city which said that if Mexico teamed up with Germany they would help them reclaim territory they lost to the US, threatening U.S democracy. This inflamed U.S opinion on Germany causing Americans to begin to want to enter WW1. -
The United states declared war on Germany after being fed up with their "bullying"; entering WW1 with the allied forces against the central powers. -
The first American troops land in France which was a big moment for the US officially entering the war after the declaration of war in 4/6/1917. -
The U.S. congress passed the sedition act targeting the limitation of free speech to prevent anti-war activists from speaking out to critically of the government or war efforts. -
WW1 comes to an end after 4 years of fighting; there was a signing of an armistice between the allied powers and Germany. This led the United States into a place of significant world power and boosted the economy, while United states citizens were still startled and were trying to return back to how life was pre-war. -
The Treaty of Versailles was signed which was a peace agreement between Germany and Allied nation that ended WW1 on paper causing Germany to accept the harsh reality of all that they had lost during the war. The US was apart of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles and gained more power and "popularity" from it.
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