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On the twenty-eighth of July, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, were shot dead by the Serbian nationalist, Gavrilo Princip, further straining relations with Austria-Hungary and Serbia. -
After the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, causing a chain reaction of declarations due to alliances, and thus, WW1 began.
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The German army has been given chemical weapons to kill more people with an airborne chemical; these chemicals are usually chlorine and mustard gas, and have harmed people worse than bullets ever could. -
The Gallipoli Campaign was an Allied offensive into the Ottoman Empire to gain access to Russia; however, this ended in a terrible failure, where a total of 500,000 men died on both sides of this battle. -
A German U-boat fires a torpedo at the passenger boat named the Lusitania, carrying hundreds of passengers, including 128 Americans. This was the turning point of American opinion on WW1, with all the destruction the Germans were causing. -
While commanding the USS Favorite, a U-boat fired two torpedoes, but they missed on both sides after he had shouted, "Hard right rudder!". Afterwards, he commanded to fire back with the 3-inch gun, sinking the boat altogether. The exact date was unspecified for this event. -
The Zimmermann Telegram was a message sent to Mexico proposing an alliance, offering financial aid, military support, and the reclamation of the southwestern states. The code in which the telegram was written was soon cracked by the British and sent to the USA, being the straw that broke the camel's back. -
After the German government sent Vladimir Lenin into the Russian land, he began spreading ideas of communism among the populace, causing a revolt, changing the Russian regime, and its position on war, as they opted out. -
After countless passenger boat attacks and the Zimmerman telegram, Woodrow Wilson had decided that now was the time to join this war and put a stop to it all. Nathan E. Cook was a sailor who was currently serving in the Navy after fighting in the War to liberate the Philippines, and was sent immediately on board the USS Favorite. -
At 11 a.m., on the eleventh day of November, the countries have agreed to stop fighting, even though the war is still technically going on. Not much was heard about Nathan E. Cook at this time, and he was still on the USS Favorite. -
After a long war that had (technically) lasted 5 years, the Treaty of Versailles was made and signed, marking the end of WW1. Nathan E. Cook would soon be promoted to Chief Boatswain for his heroic duties.