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Germany declares war on Russia and France
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Wilson declares US neutrality
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Assassination of Francis Ferdinad
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Events leading up to US joinging WWI
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German U-boat sinks the Lusitania killing 128 American passengers
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Wilson wins presidential election in US
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Wilson requests statements of war objectives from warring nations in peace note
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Allies state peace objectives in response to US president Wilson's December 1916 peace note
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Wilson calls for "peace without victory"
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Germany resumes unlimeded submarine warfare (confident US help would be too late, Germany seeks to starve Englane into submission)
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Zimmerman Telegram is passed tp the US by Britain, detailing alleged German proposal of an alliance with Mexico against the US
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Wilson requests permission from Congress to arm US merchantmen
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Zimmerman Telegram published in US press
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Wilson's cabinet votes unanimously in favor of declaring war on Germany
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Wilson delivers war address to Congress
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US joins WWI
