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The Election of President Woodrow Wilson
Wilson's victory made him the first Southerner to win a presidential election since the Civil War -
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand: The Outbreak of WW1
The assassination precipitated the July Crisis which led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia and the start of World War I. -
America Proclaims Neutrality in World War 1
Americans were deeply divided about the European war, and involvement in the conflict would certainly disrupt Progressive reforms