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On this day, the Archduke of Australian-Hungary was shot by Gavrilo Princip. This event is often considered the spark for World War 1, which would grow because entangling alliances.
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On this day Germany invades Belgium. Britain then sends an ultimatum, rejected by the Germans, to withdraw from Belgium.
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The declaration was a result of German refusal to remove troops from Belgium. The United Kingdom had signed the Treaty of London which guaranteed British and French defense of Belgium sovereignty.
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A German U-boat destroyed and sank the mail ship, Lusitania.
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On this day, Wilson Woodrow ran in an election against Charles Evans Hughes ad he beat him.
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On this day, Germany received a note declaring war on the united states.
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On this day, more than 2 million U.S. soldiers fought on battlefields in France.
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On this day, an act was put into effect to prohibit US citizens from disclosing any information related to the war.
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On this day, an Act was put into place to increase income taxes to raise more money for the war.
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On this day, Wilson defeated Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican candidate.
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Around this time, there was a deadly epidemic going around that affected about 500 million people.
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On this ay, Woodrow Wilson published 14 points of negotiation saying that the war should end peacefully.
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On this day, Congress passed this act so that when every man turned 18 he had to enter the draft for WWI.
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On this day, there was a truce of war signed by Germany.
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On this day, there was a treaty signed to get Germany to break peace against their allied powers.