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On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. He was shot during a parade.
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On July 28, 1914, Austria-Hungary Declares war on Serbia. This was the start of WWI.
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On August 26-30, 1914, Russians lost at the battle of Tannenberg.
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On August 30, 1914, Germans air raid Paris. It killed 45. The bombing wounded 149
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On May 7, 1915, German U-Boats torpedoes the Lusitania. 1,000 were lost
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On July 17, 1915, Women show they can work in war industries. The women fight for the rights to work just like the men.
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On October 6, 1915, Serbia was invaded by Germany, Austria, and Bulgaria.
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On May 10, 1916, Submarine warfare was suspended.
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On March 1, 1917, the United States found out about the Zimmerman Telegram. Reveals Germany’s plot on America.
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On April 6, 1917, the United States declares war on Germany. The war then starts
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October 21, 1917, the first American soldiers land in France.
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On December 18, 1917, the Congress passes the Prohibition Amendment
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On March 31, 1918, the U.S. begins daylight saving time.
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On June 28, 1919, Germany and the Allies signed the peace treaty.
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On August 10, 1920, the Treaty of Versailles ends the war on the Eastern front.
