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Franz Ferdinand Assassination
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated while visiting Sarajevo, Bosnia. He was next in line for the the Austro-Hungarian throne. The killings set off decades old tensions in Europe and started WWI. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Germany gave Serbia a list of demands and Serbia refused. Then Germany allied with Austria-Hungary. Then Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. -
First use of gas as a weapon by the Germans.
Germans first used poisonous chlorine gas. They used it against the British -
Sinking of the Lusitania
Germans sunk American ship Lusitania. Caused Americans to think about ending neutrality. -
Wilson Reelected; pledged American neutrlity
Wanted to stay Neutral. People kept voting for him for that reason. -
Zimmerman Note
Note to Mexico from Germans. It made an alliance with them. Was intercepted by USA. -
US declares war
Us declared war on Germany. They would have been destroyed if they didn't. -
Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin overthrow Russian government
Riots broke out over the new Russian government's handling of the war and the scarcity of food and fuel. The riots were led by Vladimir Lenin. -
War Ends
Leaders from 27 nations gathered in Paris, France, in January of 1919. They met for the peace conference following WWI. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Allies and Germany all signed the Treaty of Versailles. Germany had to accept full responsibility for all the conflict.
