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On this day, the Archduke of Austria0Hungary was shot by Gavrilo Princip. This event is often considered the spark for Word War 1, which would grow because of entangling alliances.
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Germany was going to war with Russia, but they knew that France was alliances with Russia, so they decided to strike France first.
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German forces shock Allied soldiers along the western front by firing more than 150 tons of lethal chlorine gas against two French colonial divisions at Ypres, Belgium.
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A German submarine hit the Lusitania, and it sank on May 7, 1915. It killed 1,128 people including 128 Americans. Germany and the United States ended up on bad terms that led the United States entering WW1.
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Woodrow Wilson was the first democrat president in 1916. His opponent was Charles Evans Hughes. He was defeated by 600,000 votes. His campaign slogan was “He Kept Us Out of War” because he wanted peace for the U.S., until Germany left him no choice.
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In June 1917, Congress passed the Espionage Act. which made it a federal offense to use disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language.
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A letter from Arthur Zimmermann was sent to Heinrich von Eckardt, and it was written in code saying if the US gets involved in WW1 they would offer Mexico to become allies with Germany.
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The U.S. joined with its allies; Britain, France, and Russia to fight against Germany. 2 million soldiers were sent to fight in France. Although many Americans didn't want to fight and wanted to remain neutral.
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The Influenza ( also known as the Spanish Flu) was a deadly virus that effected over 500 million people all around the world.
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The Armistice was an agreement to end WW1.
