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assassination of the Archduke
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was promise to be crown in the throne and him and his wife were shot dead Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip -
The German invasion of Belgium
On 1 August the German government sent an ultimatum to Belgium, demanding pass through the country and German forces invaded Luxembourg. Two days later, the Belgian Government denied the demands and the British Government guaranteed military support to Belgium. The government declared war on Belgium on 4 August and troops crossed the border -
Battle of Haelen
was a horse riding battle at the beginning of World War I. Halen is a small market town which lay along the principal axis of advance of the German imperial army and provided a good crossing point over the Gete River. -
Lusitania Sinks
A German submarine sinks the passenger liner Lusitania. The ship carries 1,198 people, 128 of them Americans. -
U.S. Enters War
congress agree to join the war and join the side with France and Britrain -
selective service act
authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through the compulsory enlistment of people -
Germany and russia peace
The Germans sign a peace treaty with the new Bolshevik government of Russia. The terms of the treaty give Germany huge tracts of land that had been the Ukraine and Poland -
Battle of cantigny
The Battle of Cantigny is the first major American offensive of the war. Though small in scale, the Americans fight bravely and soon go on to larger attacks against German positions. -
chateu thierry
The Americans attack the Germans at Chateau-Thierry. This battle would morph into the larger Battle of Belleau Wood. -
Treaty of versailes
It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers.exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
