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on this day, the Archduke of Austria -Hungary was shot by Gavrilo Princip. this even is often considered the spark for world war 1, which would grow because of entangling alliances.
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Germany declares war on franc and invades neutral Belgium.
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This event occurred during the WW1, "as Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom which had implemented a naval blockade of Germany."
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The 1916 presidential election was the 33rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1916.
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The Zimmerman Note was the a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German foreign office in January 1917
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In June 1917, congress passed the Espionage act
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Wilson requested, and congress approved, a declaration of war against Austria-Hungary.
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"Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare in European waterways. This act, more than any other, draws the United States into the war and causes the eventual defeat of Germany."
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President Woodrow Wilson asked congress to declare war on Germany saying,"the world must be made safe for democracy."
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"Congress passes the Selective Service Act authorizing the draft. Although criticized for destroying democracy at home while fighting for it abroad, President Wilson claims he sees no other option and signs the bill into law."
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Was an unusual deadly influenza pandemic. the first of two H1N1 affected 500 million people around the world.
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"The Germans sign a peace treaty with the new Bolshevik government of Russia. The terms of the treaty give Germany huge tracts of land that had been the Ukraine and Poland, and peace on the Eastern Front allows Germany to shift soldiers to the Western Front, causing serious problems for the French, British, and Americans."
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"The Battle Of Cantigny is the first major American offensive of the war. Though small in scale, the Americans fight bravely and soon go on to larger attacks against German positions."
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Germany asked their allies to sign an Armistice that was an agreement to stop fighting.
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Britain declares war on Germany after hitlers troops invade Germany.
