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World War I

By luciusm

  • Franz Ferdinand Assassination

    Franz Ferdinand Assassination
    Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated while visiting Sarajevo, Bosnia. He was next in line for the Austro-Hungarian throne. The killings set off decades old tensions in Europe and started WWI

  • Austria-Hungary and Serbia

    Austria-Hungary and Serbia
    Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

  • First use of a gas weapon by the Germans

    First use of a gas weapon by the Germans
    The Germans were the first to use a gas weapon

  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    Sinking of the Lusitania
    A torpedo from the germans sunk the Lusitania with 128 american passengers on board

  • Wilson reelected; pledged American neutrality

    Wilson reelected; pledged American neutrality
    Wilson was reelected and he pledged neutrality to World War I

  • Zimmerman note

    Zimmerman note
    The Zimmerman note was a telegram that was sent from the German Ambassador to Mexico

  • US declares war

    US declares war
    The USA entered WWI

  • Bolsheviks led by Lenin overthrow Russian government

    Bolsheviks led by Lenin overthrow Russian government
    Vladimir Ilyich Lenin overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky

  • WWI ended

    WWI ended
    The Great World War I ended

  • The Treaty of Versailles

    The Treaty of Versailles
    This treaty ended the state of war between Germany and allied powers.