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Archduke Franz Fredinad Assasinated
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Russia lost battle of Tannenburg
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Germany raids paris
Germany led the air raid on paris -
ypres attack
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japan attacks and captures Tsingtao
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Christmas truce
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turkish army disarms its armanian troops
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German sabatours go to work in america
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Germany threatens submarine warfare.
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Women protest in germany
Several thousand women demonstrate for peace before the German Reichstag [Parliament]. -
Germany sends in heavy artilary
The German code name for the attack in the Meuse region of France (toward the direction of Verdun) is Gericht, ‘place of execution. -
Armanian massacres denouced in reichstag
News of Armenian massacres began to surface in Europe and America in August of 1915, and began causing outrage and alarm. -
wodrow wilson re elected
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zimmerman note
Intercepted weeks earlier by the British intelligence service, the United States is alerted about the Zimmermann Telegram -
first americans killed
Soldiers of the First Division enter combat on the Western Front under French command. It is less than two weeks later, on Nov. 1, when First American soldiers, members of the 1st Division, are killed in action -
Us nave begins setting mines
By war’s end, the U.S. Navy places a total of 56,570 sea mines, helping to create a 300-mile barrier against Germany -
Lettow-Vorback surrenders
Two weeks after the armistice, German Colonel Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck- considered one of the greatest single leaders in military history- surrenders his force of 175 European and 3,000 African soldiers -
Treaty of versailles
President Wilson submits the Versailles Treaty to the Senate and the great debate ensues.
