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Assassination of archduke
The First World War began on July 28, 1914, when Austria-Hungry declared war on Serbia following the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand. -
declaration of war
After weeks of speculation and mounting tension, Great Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914. -
action against Serbia
A revised letter from Austria-Hungary was sent to Germany proposing an alliance with Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire against Russia, with the addition of action against Serbia. -
re-election of wilson
American re-elected Woodrow Wilson who had campaigned on the slogan, "He kept us out of war." -
the reason of us involment
British naval intelligence intercepted and decrypted a telegram sent by German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Ambassador in Mexico City. helped get the allied win by helping Britain get more intelligence and brought America into the war because they said in the telegraph to keep the us distracted and the us didn't like that and retaliated -
declaration of war
the us declared war on the German Empire, joining France, Great Britain, Russia, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Italy -
sedition act
The Sedition Act of 1918 was enacted on May 16, 1918 to extend the Espionage Act of 1917. The Sedition Act covered a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light or interfered with the sale of government bonds. -
first american troops sent out
The first American troops land in France -
WW1 over
World War I Ends. On November 11, 1918 an armistice was signed between the Germans and the Allies, ending World War I. -
peace treaty
The Versailles Peace Treaty, signed on June 28, 1919, officially ended World War I