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Archduke Franz Ferdinand death
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and wife assaniated in Sarajevo, Bosnia -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand visits
Archduke Franz Ferdinand visits Sarajevo, Bosnia. -
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World War I
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Neutrality
President Wilson announce US as neutral. Americans saw World War I as a European problem. -
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Battle of Marne
French attacked Germans and the Germans retreated. British forced Germans to retreat further. Ended the Schlieffen plan. -
German U-boat
German U-boat sunk a British passenger ship, the Lusitania, killing hundreds of Americans -
Zimmermann note,
secret telegram sent from Germany to Mexico saying to join forces with them. -
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Battle of Verdun
Battle between the German and French armies. One of the most important battles between WWI. -
Sussex Pledge
German promise not to sink ships without warning -
National Defense Act
gave permission for president to bulid a national guard in case of any emergency. -
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Battle of Somme
Fought by armies of British and French empires against the German Empire. -
Central powers: Italy
Italy joins central powers along with Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria. -
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Battle of Argonne Forest
Defeat of the Germans by French and American troops in France. -
Italy independence
Italy had won their independence from Austria -
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty ending WWI that required Germany to pay off the damage
