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(EU)Archduke Franz Ferdinand Shot in Sarajevo
On this day, the Archduke of Austria-Hungary was shot by Gavrilo Princip. This event is often considered the spark of WWI, which would grow because of entangling alliances -
(EU)Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia because of assassination of the archduke -
(US)Russia start an alliance with Serbia
Russia and Serbia become allies to help them fight against Austria-Hungary -
(EU)Germany declares war on France
Germany declares war on France and invades Belgium -
(EU)Germany declares war on Russia
Germany declares war on Russia because Russia becomes allies with Serbia -
(US)Britain declares war on Germany
Britain declares war on Germany in response to refusal of Germany troops in Belgium -
(US) Sinking of the Lusitania
German U-boat surrounding Great Britain attacked and sank the Lusitania killing American's citizens -
(US)Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary
Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary in response to war related issues -
(EU)Germany invades Luxembourg and Belgium
Germany invades Luxembourg and Belgium to start war -
(US)Election of Woodrow Wilson
Wilson was re-elected into the United States presidential election so that they wouldn't go to war -
(US)Zimmermann Note sent to the US
a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico -
(US)United States severs diplomatic relations with Germany
United States severs diplomatic relations with Germany meaning they stopped any relationship between the country -
(US)The United States Declares War/ Congress Votes to Declare War
after the Zimmermann note was sen the US declares war from the vote in congress to go to war -
(US)United States declares war on Germany.
The United States declares war on Germany to aid allies in war -
Congress passed the Espionage Acts
the Espionage Acts prohibit US citizens from disclosing any information related to the war.
