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The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War I between the Allies and their opponent, Germany. Previous armistices had been agreed with Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
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On this day, the Archduke of Austria-Hungary was shot by Gavrilo Princip. This event is often considered the spark of World War 1, which would grow because of tangling alliances.
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On this day Germany declares war on France just days after declaring war on Russia.
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On this day both France and Britain. This is the war that is credited for starting World War 1.
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The sinking of the Cunard ocean linear RMS Lusitania occurred on Friday, 7 May 1915 during the First World War, as Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom which had implemented a naval blockade of Germany.
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The 1916 United States presidential election was the 33rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1916. Incumbent Democratic President Woodrow Wilson defeated Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican candidate.
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The Zimmermann Telegram (or Zimmermann Note or Zimmerman Cable) was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico.
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On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany, saying, “The world must be made safe for democracy.” Four days later, Congress voted overwhelmingly in favor of a war declaration. ... Since the start of World War I in 1914, the United States sought to stay out of the conflict.
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On June 15, 1917, just two months after the United States entered World War I, Congress adopted the Espionage Act. ... This language allowed the government to target socialists, communists, pacifists, and anarchists—all of which were opposed to the war.
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In December 1917, Wilson requested, and Congress approved, a declaration of war against Austria-Hungary. The resolution declaring war against Austria-Hungary was adopted unanimously by the Senate, and was approved by the House of Representatives by a vote of 350 to 1
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The 1918 influenza pandemic (January 1918 – December 1920; colloquially known as Spanish flu) was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic, the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus. It infected 500 million people around the world, including people on remote Pacific islands and in the Arctic.
