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Sarajevo
Serbian terrorist attacks Archduke Francis Ferdinand -
Vienna
Austria threatens war agianst Serbia and the invades it -
Berlin
Germany declares war against Russia -
Berlin
Germany declares war on France -
London
Great Britain declares war on Germany -
US' Declaration of Neutrality
Wilson addresses Congress and declares neutrality in the war -
Lusitania
German U-Boat sinks British passenger liner the Lusitania with 128 Americans on board -
Election of 1916
Wilson elected into his second term as president on the slogan "he kept us out of war" -
Zimmermann Telegram
Zimmermann telegram intercepted by British intelligence -
Russian Revolution
The Russian revolutionaries overthrew the czar's government and proclaimed a republic -
US' Declaration of War
Wilson declares war on Germany -
Selective Service Act
The Selective Service Act was passed by Congress -
Fourteen Points
Wilson gave his Fourteen Points speech -
Treaty of Versailles
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US Rejection of Treaty of Versailles