On June 28 1914 a spark was set off in Sarajevo, which would become an explosion throughout the world. The event that led to World War One was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. A Serbian nationalist secret society, also known as the Black Hand, was who was responsible for Ferdinand's death.
Before United States entered the war, they exported hundred of millions of dollars to Great Britain. Almost a trillion dollars were exported to England in 1915, as stated in Document B. This spark would set off a "mechanical series of events that will culminate in the worlds first global war" the events to come in July through August of 1914 are a classical case of "one thing led to another" otherwise known as the treaty alliance system. As World War I began and expanded too much of Europe, the US (mainly Wilson) decided to remain neutral. However, things don't always go as planned. Nationalism, financial interests, and past American connections......

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