How it began:
-assassination of Franz Ferdinand
-Previous growing tensions in Europe
-Domino Effect between European allies
Different Sides
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Different Sides:
-Central Powers: Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary
Allies: Great Britain, France, United States, and Russia
US involvement
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Leading up to US involvement:
-Sinking of the Lusitania
-Zimmerman Telegraph (https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/zimmermann/)
-April 1917:US declares war on Germany, and on Austria-Hungary in December