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( EU ) Funeral of King Edward VII
Brought people together and created peace -
( EU ) Funeral of King Edward VII
The funeral was the largest gathering of European royalty ever to take place, with representatives of 70 states, and the last before many royal families were deposed in World War I and its aftermath. -
( US ) President Woodrow Wilson Inaugurated
president Woodrow Wilson, who would serve as commander in chief during world war I, officially becomes president for the first of two terms -
( 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 for WWI, which would grow because of entangling alliances -
( EU ) Germany declares war on France
France was going to be alliances with Russia. -
( EU ) Britain declares war on Germany
Germany's control over Belgium was a threat to Britain. -
( EU ) First Battle of the Masurian Lakes
A German offensive in the Eastern Front during the early stages of World War I. It pushed the Russian First Army back across its entire front, eventually ejecting it from Germany. -
( EU ) Christmas Truce of 1914
A truce was created so Christmas could be celebrated. -
( US ) Armenian Genocide
The Ottoman government's systematic extermination of 1.5 million Armenians, mostly citizens within the Ottoman Empire. -
( US ) Sinking of the Lusitania
Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom which implemented a naval blockade of Germany. -
( EU ) Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary
italy went to war to take control over territory on its border with Austria-Hungary. -
( US ) US chases Pancho Villa
A military operation conducted by the United States Army against the paramilitary forces of Mexican revolutionary Francisco "Pancho" Villa from March 14, 1916 to February 7, 1917, during the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920. -
( EU ) Battle of Jutland
A naval battle fought by Britain's Royal Navy Grand Fleet against the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet. -
( EU ) Battle of the Somme
The first World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and France against the German Empire. -
( US ) Election of 1916
The 33rd quadrennial presidential election. -
( EU ) The Zimmerman Telegram
A secret communication issue that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico. -
( US ) Woodrow Wilson asks congress for a Declaration of War
Wilson wanted the world to be a safe place for democracy so he asked congress for a declaration of war on Germany. -
( US ) US declares war on Germany
Congress granted Wilson's request and the US went to war with Germany -
( US ) Selective Service Act
Authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through conscription. -
( US ) Declared war on Austria-Hungary Empire
The United States officially declared war on Austria-Hungary by a joint resolution of Congress. -
( EU ) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Signed between between the new Bolshevik government of Russia and the Central Powers which ended Russia's participation in World War I. -
( US ) Battle of Belleau Wood
Occurred during the German Spring Offensive in World War I, near the Marne River in France. -
( EU ) Armistice of 11 November 1918
The armistice that ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War I between the Allies and their opponent, Germany.
