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The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand led to a domino effect of many countries declaring war on one another. -
President Wilson wanted neutrality for the U.S. so he declared neutrality. -
The Lusitania was a ship that was hit and sunk by a German U-boat which enraged many Americans. -
The Zimmerman Note was written and sent to Mexico offering aid to join the German cause. -
President Wilson declared war through congress to start WWI. -
The Committee on Public Information (CPI) was the first state bureau covering propaganda in the U.S. -
This act made a military draft that everyone eligible had to enter. This draft allowed anyone in it to be selected to go to war. -
The Espionage Act made it a federal crime for anyone to interfere with the U.S. armed forces during a war. -
Wilson declared war on Germany and sent troops in at the beginning of the war. -
These 14 points were principles for peace to end WWI. -
German soldiers failed an attack when an allied counterattack overwhelmed Germans. -
Hitler signed the armistice that officially ended WWI. -
This meeting between the victorious allied powers set peace terms for the defeated central powers. -
The Treaty of Versailles was a treaty that forced Germany to pay reparations, lose land, and disarm. This was rejected because Americans felt like the treaty was too harsh on Germany.