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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria,presumptive tot the Austro-Hungarian throne and his wife Sophie,Duchess of Hohenberg,occurred on June 28,1914 in Sarajevo when they were shot dead by Gavrilo Princip. -
Sinking of Lusitania
On May 7,1915, less then a year after World War 1 (1914-18)erupted across Europe,a German u-boat torpedoed and sank the RMS lusitania a British ocean -
British uses tanks and delville wood
The delville wood(15-July-3 September 1916)was a series engagements in the...British attacks and German counter-attacks on the wood continued for the next seven. -
Zimmerman telegram
The Zimmerman telegram(or Zimmerman note or Zimmerman cable)was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German foreign office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance Between Germany and Mexico in the event of the United States' entering World War 1 against Germany. -
President Woodrow Wilson talks to congress about going to war
In this speech,Wilson displayed the idealism and moral fervor... During Andersen's boyhood,his father died,and his child went to work in a factory briefly...on this day February 3,1917,President Woodrow Wilson asked congress to send U.S. -
U.S enters World War 1
On this day in History,America enters World War 1 on April 6,1917..Britain, however, was one of America's closest trading partners,and tension soon arose... in late March,Germany sunk four more. -
U.S passes selective service act
To the end,Congress passed the selective service act,Which Wilson signed into law on May 18,1917.The act required all men in the U.S between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service. -
Kaiser Wilhelm abdicates and goes into exile
The government resigns and a new government seeks a peace agreement with the Allies.The Kaiser goes into exile after his abdication and flees on November 11,1918. -
Armistice Day
Armistice Day is commemorated every year in November 11, in Saturday to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War 1 and Germany at compiegne,France. -
Senate rejects league of nations
Senate rejects league of nation,November,19, 1919.On this day in 1919,The senate spurned the treaty of Versailles that had ended World War 1 provided for a new world body,championed by President Woodrow Wilson, called the league of nations.
