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World War I

World War I. 1914 - 1918. 1914 - War Begins. World War I Begins. June 28, 1914 - Archduke France Ferdinand killed July 28, 1914 - Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia August 1, 1914 - Germany declared war on Russia. 1915 - Lusitania attacked. Sinking of the Lusitania.

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World War I

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  1. World War I 1914 - 1918

  2. 1914 - War Begins

  3. World War I Begins • June 28, 1914 - Archduke France Ferdinand killed • July 28, 1914 - Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia • August 1, 1914 - Germany declared war on Russia

  4. 1915 - Lusitania attacked

  5. Sinking of the Lusitania • German U-boat sank the Lusitania on May 7, 1915 • 1,198 people drowned • 128 were Americans

  6. 1916 - Wilson for President • President Wilson was again elected president • His campaign slogan was “He kept us out of war” • He promised to keep the country out of the war

  7. 1917 - United States • Early 1917 – German U-boats sank three American merchant ships • April 6, 1917 - the United States entered the war • June 5, 1917 - ten million men registered for the war

  8. 1918 - War Ends

  9. 1918 - End of the War • 65 million men fought in the war • over 8 million men were killed • 9 million civilians died from: • starvation • disease • artillery fire • air raids

  10. 1919 - Treaty of Versailles • June 28, 1919 - Treaty of Versailles was signed • Treaty of Versailles officially ends the war • The United States did not join

  11. Bibliography • Pach Brothers. “Woodrow Wilson.” 1912. By Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?presp:1:./temp/~ammem_hhxZ::] [LC-USZ62-22737 DLC] (November 25, 2003). • “Home from the War.” Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Touring Turn-of-the Century America:Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company, 1880-1920, [LC-D416-21238 DLC] (November 25, 2003). • Penfield, N.W. “The Lusitania at end of record voyage.” 1907. Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs, 1851-1991, [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?ammem/pan:@field(SUBJ+@od1(Lusitania++Steamship++))][LC-USZ62-64956 DLC] and [LC-USZ62-64957 DLC] (November 25, 2003). • “Corner of the battlefield near Arras.” 1918. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Touring Turn-of-the Century America: Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company, 1880-1920, [det 4a25883] (November 25, 2003). • “Leaving City Hall” June 28, 1914. [http://www.ku.edu/~kansite/ww_one/comment/sarajevo.html]. (November 25, 2003)

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