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(EU) Archduke Franz Ferdinand shot in Sarajevo
On this day the Archduke of Hungary was shot by Gavrilo princip. This event is often considered the spark for world war 1, which would grow because of entangling alliances. -
Germany declares war on France
Germany invaded Belgium, but Belgium was neutral. Britain does not like this and so they try to get Germany to stop, but however their attempts to make them stopped were failed. -
Britain declares war on Germany
Since Germany rejected Britains ultimatum to leave Belgium alone, Britain decides to declare war on Germany. -
The sinking of the Lusitania
A german submarine sunk the U.S. lusitania. This caused the U.S. to want to withdraw from being neutral in the war and attack Germany. This would result in the start of the first world war. -
Election of Woodrow Wilson
He was the democratic candidate. He was elected twice. When he ran the first time he defeated a supreme court justice -
Zimmerman Note
The Zimmerman note was a secret not to Mexico. The tried to create an alliance with Mexico between Germany. -
Wilson asks for Declaration of War
Wilson asked congress to declare war on Germany, and congress approved it. He said he wanted to declare war on them because "The world must be made safe for democracy". -
The United States Declares War/ Congress Votes to Declare War
President Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany, Congress voted overwhelmingly in favor of a war declaration -
Congress passes the Espionage Acts
This legislation piece gave postal officials the authority to ban newspapers and magazines from the mails and threatened individuals convicted of obstructing the draft with $10,000 fines and 20 years in jail. -
Spanish Influenza
The Spanish influenza was a deadly virus that infected 500 million people. -
Armistice
The armistice that was signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting on land, water and air in WW1 between the Allies and their opponent, Germany.
