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Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assasinated
Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife are assassinated in Sarajevo. -
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World War I
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Battle of Tannenberg
Between the Russian Empire and the German Empire. -
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Battle of Marne
The Allies pushed the German lines back some 40 miles. -
U-boat sunk British liner...
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A German Sub. sank the Arabic...
another British liner, killing two Americans -
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Battle of Verdun
Germany attacked Verdun, a fortified French city. About 400,000 French casualties and 336,000 German casualties. -
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Battle of Somme
British forces suffered some 60,000 casualties in a single day. This battle left more than 1 million dead or wounded. -
Woodrow Wilson made a speech where he called for "peace without victory"
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Zimmerman Note
American newpapers published an intercepted cable from German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann to the German minister in Mexico. -
Wilson addressed Congress, asking for a declaration of war.
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Declared war.
the Senate declared war,,, with The House following two days later. The vote was not unanimous. -
United States enters World War I
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Congress passses the Selective Service Act
It required men between the ages of 21- 30 to register with local draft boards. -
President Wilson established the National War Labor Board
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Battle of the Argonne Forest
The Americans suffered some 120,000 casualties.
Allied Powers – France
Associated Powers - USA
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reps of German govern. arrived at the Allied headquarters in Compiegne to hear the armistice terms.
The Allies demanded that the Germans eevacuate Alsace- Lorraine, Belgium, France and Luxembourg and surrender an enormous amount of military equipment.
