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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated while visiting Sarajevo, Bosnia. He was next in line for the Austro-Hungarian throne. The killings set off decades of old tensions in Europe and started WWI. -
Sinking of The Lusitania
On May, 7th, 1915 the British passenger ship called the Lusitania was sank by a German U-Boat off the coast of Ireland. Later people learned that the ship was actually carrying supplies for the war -
First use of Gas as a Weapon by Germans
On 1915 the Germans started the first gas attack with a gas called mustard gas. It was first used against the French. The gas was in canisters that were placed on the ground then opened. after they were opened the gas would be blown by the wind into the lungs of unsuspecting soldiers. -
The Zimmerman Telegraph
The Zimmerman Telegram was sent by the Germans on January 1917. it was intercepted by British agents and the telegram said that in the event if America joins the war that Mexico will help them defeat the Americans. -
US enters WWI
US entered WWI mostly because of five reasons.The first reason is that the Lusitania was sunken by Germans and 128 Americans were lost.The second reason is that the Germans sank the Sussex which was unarmed.The third reason is that the Germans tried to conspire with Mexico in the Zimmerman Telegram.The fourth and final reason was that Russia had a revolution and overthrew the government and on March 1917 the Germans attacked and sank four American Merchant Ships. -
The Russian Ruevolution
The Russian Revolution overthrew the current czar back then. It was led by the Bolsheviks which was led by Vladimir Lenin. They overthrew the Government because they were fighting against autocracy. -
Senate Rejects League of Nations
The League of Nations was proposed by Wilson and it was like the early UN. it made states work together and have peace. It also made them help each other if they were under attack. America never joined the League of Nations -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles had 15 parts and 440 articles. It had changed German boundaries. The Germans could have only up to 100,000 men in and 6 navy ships in its military it took place in the Hall of mirrors in the Palace of Versailles. It also made countries pay reparations to the countries that made the Entente Powers.
