War

(Period: War, Prosperity and Depression)

Synopsis:

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Historical synopsis courtesy of A Hypertext on American History from the colonial period until Modern Times by Department of Humanities Computing, University of Groningen, The Netherlands and the former United States Information Agency (1953-1999).

Key Facts:

• Woodrow Wilson's ultimatum to Germany averted our involvement in the war (for the time being) and won him a reelection.

Key Events:

• 28 June 1914 - Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is assassinated, this event is largely seen as being the start of World War I
• February 1915 - Germany announces that it will attack US merchant ships around the British isles

Vocabulary:

• ultimatum - a nonnegotiable demand with specific terms