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Franz Ferdinand takes the Austrian throne but is gunned down by Gavrilo Princip who was a part of a Serbian terrorist group.
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The Schlieffen plan was the plan followed by Germany who invaded Belgium in the first battle of WW1. The plan took them to Belgium thought Paris.
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Was a British passenger liner that carried 1,197 people on a trip on May 7, 1915. A German U boat sank the British passenger liner killing all aboard including 128 American tourists. Americans turned against the Central Powers.
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Woodrow Wilson becomes the US President. His slogan was “He kept us out of the war.” This slogan was pointless because he would eventually declare war
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Started on June 1, 1916. This was a battle that lasted three years that has about 1.2 million casualties. This warfare was fought in trenches and was one of the bloodiest battles of the war.
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Reasons
1. Germany ignores President Wilson’s plea for peace
2. The Zimmerman Note
3. Next came for the sinking of four unarmed US merchant ships by German subs -
Took place during the final phase of WW1. It was a revolution by the Russians who wanted out of the war. The revolution did take Russia out of the war.
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Woodrow Wilson declares war. He says “the world must be made safe for democracy.”
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On March 3, 1918, Russia signed a treaty with the Central Powers ending their participation in WW1.
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Austria Hungary surrender to the allies. Germany was too exhausted to continue. Germany signed a truce ending the Great War.
