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WW1
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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
1.) This event was said to spark the begining of WW1.
2.) Ferdinand was shot to death along side his wife.
3.) His killer was a Serbian Nationalist. -
Germany Declares war on Russia and France
1.) This would mean a two-front war for Germany.
2.) Germany demanded passage through neutral Belgum
3.) Belgum would revolt and ally with the UK -
Hollywood becomes the center of movie industry
1.) Originally named "Hpllywood Land".
2.) Sucess is credited to John Rockefeller.
3.) Known for Glam. -
Einstein's Theory of General Relativity is proposed.
1.) Coined as E=Mc^2.
2.) Proposed new info about space and time.
3.) A breakthrough in the lawsof Physics. -
The battles of Verdun and Somme
1.) The first counter-offence led by the British.
2.) 1,000,000+ men were killed or wounded in this conflict.
3.) British suffered more losses. -
Woodrow Wilson is reelected President
1.) Wilsons second term.
2.) The 33rd Election
3.) Won by nearly 600,000 votes. -
The U.S. declares war on Germany.
1.) 8:30 p.m.
2.) Germany had violated wartime engagement rules.
3.) Done by Wilsons request.