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(EU) The Funeral of King Edward
Gathering of people that would go into war 4 years later -
(US) President Woodrow Willson
President Woodrow Wilson, who would serve as commander during World War I, officially becomes president for the first of two terms. -
(EU) Zeppelin
The first zeppelin was a German zeppelin over the English coast. -
(EU) Battle of Tannenberg
Germans won the battle by using their railway system to surround the Russian Second army at Tannenberg before it’s commander could realize what was happening. -
(EU) Battle of Masurian Lakes
Germans did not win this battle but did take in 100,000 Russians as prisoners. -
(EU) Archduke Franz Ferdinand Shot in Saravejo
On this day, the Archduke of Austria-Hungary was shot by Gavrilo Princip. This event I often considered the spark for World War 1, which would grow because of entangling alliances -
Germany attacks/ declares war on France
Germany declares war on France because they were going to help out Russia, since then Germany and Russia had already been at conflict. -
(EU) Turkey
Turkey gave naval help to a German bombardment of Russia. -
Christmas Truce of 1914
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Armenian Genocide (US)
Ruthless slaughter of millions of Armenians by the Turks of the Ottoman Empire. -
Sinking of the Lusitania (US)
A German U-boat torpedoed and sank the Lusitania. The sinking of the Lusitania played a significant role in turning public opinion against Germany, both in the United States and abroad -
Election of 1916
Woodrow Wilson became the first Democratic president since Andrew Jackson to be elected to two consecutive terms of office -
US chases Pancho Villa (US)
Chasing Pancho Villa around Mexico, made Americans realize that they were not ready for a war in Europe -
Battle of the Somme (EU)
Battle of the Somme was the battle that symbolized the horrors of warfare in World War One; this one battle had a marked effect on overall casualty figures and seemed to epitomize the futility of trench warfare. -
(US) Sussex
The sinking of the Sussex angered the U.S. further as the Germans broke their promise to not attack passenger ships -
(EU) First Aeroplane Raid
The first German air raid on London took place. -
(US) Investments in War
United States had investments in Britain and France. Getting payed back from these countries was a reason to enter war. -
Zimmerman Telegram
The telegram was from the Germans to reach out to Mexico for a request to join them on attacking the United States. -
Woodrow Wilson asks Congress for a Declaration of War (US)
Wilson asks Congress to declare war on Germany. -
United States Declares War on Germany (US)
Congress granted the request. Now officially at war with Germany -
(US) Wilson's 14 Points
Wilson proposes his 14 reasons why they went into war, and what should happen once the war ended. -
(US) Paris Peace Conference
Wilson's 14 points were passed through, due to many other countries disagreeing. -
(US) League of Natons
The first League of Nations meeting. Although the LON was proposed by Wilson, the United States never joined the nations due to disagreements. -
Britain declares war on Germany
Britain refused to ignore the events of August 1914, when Germany attacked France through Belgium.
