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Assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and Franz Ferdinand's wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, occurred on 28 June 1914 in Sarajevo when they were mortally wounded by Gavrilo Princip. -
Trench Warfare, Poison Gas, and Machine Guns
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world war 1
international conflict that in 1914–18 embroiled most of the nations of Europe along with Russia, the United States, the Middle East, and other regions -
• Sinking of the Lusitania
The sinking of the Lusitania refers to the torpedoing and sinking of the passenger ship, Lusitania, by a German submarine during WWI. Of the 1,198 people who died, 128 were Americans. The tragedy swayed American public opinion towards intervening in the war. -
• Zimmerman Telegram
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• Russian Revolution
a period of political and social revolution across the territory of the Russian Empire, commencing with the abolition of the monarchy in 1917 and concluding in 1923 with the Bolshevik establishment of the Soviet Union at the end of the Civil War. -
• U.S. entry into WWI
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• Battle of Argonne Forest
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• Armistice
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• Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points
an address delivered before a joint meeting of Congress on January 8, 1918, during which Wilson outlined his vision for a stable, long-lasting peace in Europe, the Americas, and the rest of the world following World War I. -
• Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles held Germany responsible for starting the war and imposed harsh penalties in terms of loss of territory, massive reparations payments, and demilitarization. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers.
