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The Assasination
On June 28, 1914, the heir to the Austro- Hungarian throne, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, was assassinated in the Bosnian city of Sarajevo -
Austrria Declares War
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Austria Declares War
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. -
President Woodrow Wilson's Announcement
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces the U.S. will remain neutral. -
Lusitania
The Lusitania is sunk by German forces -
Battle of Verdun
Was one of the major battles during the First World War on the Western Front. It was fought between the German and French armies, from 21 February to 18 December 1916, on hilly terrain north of the city of Verdun-sur-Meuse in north-eastern France. -
U.S. Enters War
On April 6, 1917, the U.S. joined its allies--Britain, France, and Russia--to fight in World War I. Under the command of Major General John J. Pershing, more than 2 million U.S. soldiers fought on battlefields in France. Many Americans were not in favor of the U.S. entering the war and wanted to remain neutral. However, the U.S. eventually did enter the war. -
Battle of Somme
British and French infantry forces attacked German defensive lines along a front about 25 miles near the Somme river in France -
The Zimmermann
Germany sends the secret Zimmerman Telegram to Mexico in an effort to entice Mexico to join the war. The British intercept and decipher the coded message -
Russian Revolution
On March 8, 1917, about 10,000 women marched through the city of Petrograd demanding Peace and Bread -
U.S Declares War
April 6 - The United States declares war on Germany. -
Bolsheviks Overthrow Government
The Bolsheviks successfully overthrow the Russian government. -
Fourteen Points
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson issues his Fourteen Points to peace. -
Treaty Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles officially ends World War 1.