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Serbian man assinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was going to be king of Austria-Hungary. -
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World War I
World War I was also called The Great War. -
German submarine sinks British ocean liner, Lusitania
128 Americans died on the boat and it may have led Woodrow Wilson to join the war -
Battle of Somme
About 300,000 soldiers died in this battle. -
Zimmerman Telegram
A telegram sent from Germany to ask Mexico to join the war and attack the U.S. In return, Germany will help Mexico gain the land they had lost. -
America joins the war
America declares war on Germany.
On June 25, American troops land in France. -
Germany agrees to an armistice
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Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles is signed and blames Germany. Fines Germany to 33 billion dollars in reparations. The Treaty of Versailles is blamed for World War II. -
Black Tuesday
The Stock Market crashes. -
Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected
After he was elected, F.D.R. had 'fireside chats' to explain to American what was happening in the goverment and his plans. -
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New Deal in action
The end of the New Deal is a mystery. -
World War II begins
Preparationns for World War II causes major goverment spending to lift America out of the depression.
