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Edward VII
Edward VII had died from illness and there was a funeral. Many kings had gathered together to the funeral -
Balkan War
The Balkan war were two military conflicts that deprived the Ottoman Empire of almost all of its territory in Europe -
(US) President Woodrow Wilson Inaugurated
President Woodrow Wilson, who would serve as commander in chief during World War 1, officially becomes President for the first of two terms -
(EU) Archduke Franz Ferdinand Shot in Sarajevo
On this day, the Archduke of Austria-Hungary was shot by Gavrillo Princip. This event is often considered the spark for World War 1, which would grow because of entangling alliances. -
Germany attacks/ declares war on France
Germany invades neutral Belgium. Britain then sends an ultimatum, rejected by Germans, to withdraw from Belgium -
Christmas Truce of 1914
A series of widespread but unofficial ceasefires along the western Front of World War 1 around Christmas of 1914 -
Sinking of the Lusitania
A British ship sucked by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland -
US chases Pancho Villa
A military operation conducted by the United States army against the paramilitary forces of Mexican revolutionary Francisco Pancho villa -
Battle of the Somme (EU)
The battle of world war 1 fought by the armies of the British empire and France against the German empire -
Election of 1916 (US)
The 33rd quadrennial presidential election. Incumbent democratic president Woodrow Wilson defeated supreme court Justice Charles Evans Hughes, the republican candidate -
Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmerman telegram was a secretive communication between Germany and Mexico -
Woodrow Wilson asks Congress for a Declaration of War
Woodrow Wilson asks Congress for declaration of war, saying the world must be made safe for democracy -
Battle of Cantigny
The battle of cantigny was the first major American battle and offensive of world war 1 -
Battle of Belleau Wood
The battle of belleau wood begins as the U.S Marine Corps attacks the Germans across an open field of wheat, suffering huge casualties. -
Battle of Belleau Wood Ends
The battle of belleau wood ends with the final explosion of the Germans from the wood, which marks the farthest German advance on Paris -
Chateau Thierry
The chateau Thierry was a battle and was one of the first actions of the American Expeditionary Forces under general John J. Black Jack Pershing -
Battle of St. Mihiel
The battle of st. Mihiel begins when 300,000 Americans troops under the direct command of General Pershing fling themselves into the German lines. -
Wilhelm Abdicates
Kaiser Wilhelm abdicates, closing all German hope for success. He and his group silently slips out of the borders to Netherlands where lives the remainder of his life -
The treaty of versailles
An important peace treaty that brought ww1 to an end -
Armistice Day
An Armistice is signed ending fighting on the Western Front -
The league of nations
A international peacekeeping organization made at the end of world war 1. The league of nations was able to resolve some international conflicts but failed to prevent world war 2. -
Britain declares war on Germany
France and the United Kingdom declared war on German after they invaded Poland. The speech was given by the British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, in Westminster, London -
United States Declare War on Germany
The United States congress declared war on Germany hours after Germany declared war on the United States after the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan.
