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(eu) archduke franz Ferdinand shot in Sarajevo
On this day, the Archduke of Austria-Hungary was shot by Gavrilo Princip. this event is often considered the spark for world war 1. which would grow because of entangling alliances. -
(EU) Germany declares war on France
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(eu) Battle of Tannenberg
the Battle of Tannenberg was fought between Russia and Germany. fought in the first month of World War I. The battle almost distroyed Russian's Second Army and the suicide of its commanding general, Alexander Samsonov. -
(eu) First Battle of the Marne.
fought from 6–12 September 1914. It resulted in an Allied victory against the German armies. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
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(us) Sinking of the Lusitania
a German U-boat torpedoed the Lusitania. The sinking of the boat killed 1,195 people including 123 Americans. -
(eu) Battle of the Somme
the First World War fought by t the British and French against German. It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916, at the River Somme in France. -
Election of Woodrow Wilson (1916)
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(us) Election of Woodrow Wilson (1916)
woodrow wilson moto was that he kept us out of war. -
Zimmerman Note
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The United States Declares War/ Congress Votes to Declare War
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Congress passes the Espionage Acts (1917)
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(us) Zimmerman Note
a secret way of communicating that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico. -
(us) The United States Declares War/ Congress Votes to Declare War
The resolution declaring war against Austria-Hungary was adopted unanimously by the Senate, and was approved by the House of Representatives by a vote of 350 to 1. -
(eu) Russian Revolution
was a period of political and social revolution in Russian. commencing with the abolition of the monarchy in 1917, and concluding in 1923. -
Wilson asks for Declaration of War
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(eu) Wilson asks for Declaration of War
https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/2127821
On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany, saying, “The world must be made safe for democracy.” Four days later, Congress voted overwhelmingly in favor of a war declaration. -
(us) Congress passes the Espionage Acts (1917)
the espionage act prohibiited any forms of speech that disloyal the usa. if you broke it then you whould have $10,000 fines and 20 years of jail. -
Armistice (1918)
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(eu) Armistice (1918)
the armistice signed at Le Francport near Compiègne. it stoped fighting on land, sea, and wair. between the Allies and their opponent, Germany -
(everyone) Spanish Influenza (1918)
it infected 500 million people around the world. many have broke out in Étaples, France, or at Fort Riley in Kansas. where the first American cases of the flu were recorded in March of 1918. -
Britain declares war on Germany
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(eu) Britain declares war on Germany
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced that Britain was at war with Germany. two days after the announcment Hitler’s troops had invaded Poland. Britain and France had agreed to help Poland incase of a German invasion
