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World War I

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  • 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

  • First Use of Gas as a Weapon by the Germans

  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    Sinking of the Lusitania
    Angered the American public since out of the thousand killed by the German U-Boat torpedo, 128 were Americans.

  • US Enters WWI

    US Enters WWI
    After the Russian Revolution gave hope to the US could support the allies fighting the Germans since there was hope that Russia might now become a democracy and the Germans had sunk four American merchant ships.

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    The Treaty ended WWI but exacted very harsh terms on Germany crippling them with huge reparations to the Allied nations and drawing up new borders for the Austro/Hungarian Empire and for Russia.

  • Senate Rejects League of Nations and the Treaty of Versailles

    Senate Rejects League of Nations and the Treaty of Versailles
    Many Americans thought the Treaty was too harsh on the Germans and were afraid of a long term commitment by the US in world affairs as interventionists.