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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 id often considered the spark for World War 1. -
Germany declares War on France
Germany plans to attack Russia, however France is alliances with Russia. Germans then attack France so they would keep the war going towards both France and Russia. -
Britain declares war on Germany
Britain declares war on Germany after Hitler's troops invade Poland. When Britain declared war on Germany they started the world war I. -
The sinking of Lusitania
The sinking of Lusitania had a big impact on the world war I killing 1195 people. Britain knew that Germany would try to get at them so they sent a boat to keep the people safe but failed. -
New countries in the War
Bulgaria declares war on Serbia. they blamed the loss against Russia on Serbia -
The battle of Somme
British and French armies fought for about five months. Over 1 million soldiers were wounded or killed. -
Wilson Re-elected
Woodrow Wilson defeated the republican candidate supreme court justice Charles Evans Hughes. -
Zimmerman note
The Zimmerman Note was basically a paper stating that the President Woodrow Wilson had to reverse his initial position on American involvement in the European conflict and commit the United States to the war against Germany. -
The Declaration Of War
President Wilson asks congress to declare war against Germany in order for them to have a safe democracy. -
The congress approves the Declaration of War
The resolution of declaring war was adopted unanimously by the Senate, and was approved by the House of Representatives. -
Congress Passes the Espionage Acts
Two months after the United States entered World War I, Congress adopted the Espionage Act this act allowed the government to target socialists, communists, pacifists, and anarchist all of them which were opposed to the war. -
Spanish Influenza
The Spanish influenza was an unusual deadly influenza pandemic, it was an influenza virus. It infected 500 million people around the world. -
Armistice
The Armistice was signed at Le Francport. It ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War I between the Allies and their opponent. -
The last Treaty
The Treaty of Versailles is signed by Germany and World War I comes to an end.
