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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Road to War
Origins of World War I
War Begins -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
The Road to War
Origins of World War I
War Begins -
German U-boat sinks Lusitania of the U.S
The Road to War
American Neutrality
The Lusitania -
Trench Warfare
The Road to War
The Deadliest War
War Begins -
Zimmerman Telegram
The Road to War
Entering the War
Zimmerman Telegram -
German U-boats sink 3 U.S merchant ships.
The Road to War
Entering the War
Zimmerman Telegram -
Russian Tsar is overthrown
The Road to War
Entering the War
Russian Revolution -
The U.S declares war to help the Allied powers fight tyranny.
The Road to War
Entering the War
Russian Revolution -
2m soldiers deserted Russian front lines. Germany drives into Russia and overtakes some of it.
Americans at War
Joining the Fight
Russia Makes Peace -
Treaty of Breast-Litovsk
Americans at War
Setbacks and Advances
Russia Makes Peace -
German “Peace offensive”
Americans at War
Joining the Fight
Germany Attacks -
America and France counteract near Château-Thierry
Americans at War
Joining the Fight
Turning the Tide -
Battle of the Argonne Forest
Americans at War
Joining the Fight
Battle of the Argonne Forest -
Armistice to end fighting
Americans at War
The Armistice
A Harsh Armistice -
Ratification of the Treaty of Versailles by the U.S. and European nations
Shaping the Peace
Peace Conference in Paris
The Treaty of Versailles