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Roosevelt Send the Great White Fleet Around the World
Theodore Roosevelt sent his new modern Navy around the world to show off the United States military power. What this in reality did was make the european countires realize how obsolite there military's were and started an arms race. When the European countries got their armies built up, they were looking for a reason to go to war. -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
The Archduke was the Heir to the thrown in Austria-Hungary. He was assassinated by a member of the "Black Hand" group that had been plotting his assassination. The assassins name was Gavrilo Princip -
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The Great War
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbis because they blamed Serbia for the assassination of the Archduke. Mostly because the assassin was from Serbia. -
United Kingdom declares war on Germany for invading Belgium
The United Kingdom had a treaty with Belgium to protect them from anybody that invaded them. When Germany invaded Belgium, the UK had no choice but to declare war on Germany. One of the many entangling alliances in this war. -
Sinking of the Lusitania by German U-boat
The sinking of the Lusitania was a part of what sent the US into the war. When the ship was sunk, 123 United States citizens were killed. -
The Zimmerman Note
The Zimmerman Note is a telegram from the Germans to the Mexicans that was intercepted by the British. This was the preverbial "last straw" that made us want to go to war. Until this we had been "neutral", or we had been saying we were neutral. -
US enters war and declares war on Germany
Many things led to the U.S. entering the war. Two big reasons were the zimmerman note telling Mexico to go to war against the United States. Another thing is the U-boats sinking ships whenever they wanted. Including the Lusitania in 1915. -
The Armistice
This was when the fighting on the battle field stopped. Other countries had signed an armistice but the last country to do it was Germany. It was signed in a train carraige in the compeigne Forrest -
League of Nations formed
This is important because everybody wanted an ever-lasting peace in the world and they thought a group of all the nations working together would do that. A big part of why this did not work is because the United States did not join. The Senate believed the league of nations would take advantage of the United States army. Another reason why this did not work is because the league of nations tried to put all of the blame on one country, the country that started the next World War, Germany. -
League of Nations approves Treaty of Versailles
The treaty of Versailles was the treaty that officially ended the war. For the most part it put the blame completely on Germany. Germany had to sign the treaty that even said they were at fault for the war. Germany also had to pay compensation for the loses of the war to other countries.
