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Serbian nationalism was raging and the archduke was bombed and killed with a gun by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb.
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A quick strike though Belgium to Paris. Then, Germany could attack Russia.
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A German boat sank a British passenger boat carrying a little over 1,000 people and over 100 Americans. America became outraged and this is believed to be when American public opinion started showing dislike in the Central Powers.
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Woodrow Wilson, a democrat, against Charles Evans Hughes, a republican. Woodrow Wilson won with the idea that he was keeping America out of the war.
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The Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, took power and destroyed the tradition of czarist rule.
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Wilson delivered his speech at the Capital building and declared war. He said, “The world must be made safe for democracy.” Congress passed the revolution a few days later.
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Germany’s ally Austria-Hungary surrender to the Allies. And German sailors mutinied against their government. Soon other revolts were to come and this made Germany more exhausted.
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Germany was exhausted after Austria-Hungary surrendered and the following revolts continued. They signed a truce to end the war.
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Established nine new countries, broke up the Austro-Hungarian empire and the Ottoman empire, and barred Germany from maintaining an army, required them to give Alsace-Lorraine. back to France, and forced them to pay $33 billion in reparations to the Allies.
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President Wilson proclaimed the first commendation of Armistice Day.
