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Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sarajevo
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The Falaba becomes the first passenger ship sunk by German U-boat
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Second Battle of Ypres:first use of poison gas (Germans)
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The Lusitania is sunk by German U-boat; 128 American civilans perish
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Battle of Verdun begins (longest battle of the war)
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The Sussex is sunk by German U-boat
Results in the issue of the Sussex Pledge -
Batlle of Somme begins
First use of tanks in combat by British (huge failure) -
U.S. president Woodrow Wilson wins reelection
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Battle of Verdun ends
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Germany revokes the Sussex Pledge
Then resumes unrestricted submarine warfare -
U.S. breaks off diplomatic relations with Germany
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The Zimmermann telegram is published in U.S. newspapers
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Tsar Nicolas II abdicates the Russain throne
He abdicates the throne during the Russian Revoltuion -
U.S. declares war on Germany
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Congress passes the Espionage Act
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Third Battle of Ypres begins
By its end, over 250,000 are dead -
Battle of Cambrai begins
First British offensive designed around use of the tank -
U.S. declares war on Austria-Hungary
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President Wilson makes the "Fourteen Points" speech
makes the speech to Congress -
Russia and Germany sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
removed Russia from the war -
Tsar Nicoholas II and his family are murdered
They were murdered by the Bolsheviks -
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany abdicates the Throne
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Armistice Day Fighting Ceases at 11 am
over 8.5 millon soldiers are dead -
Peace negotiations begin in Paris
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The Treaty of Versailles is signed
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U.S. signs seperate peace treaty with Austria
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U.S. signs seperate peace treaty with Germany
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U.S. signs seperate peace treaty with Hungary