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zimmerman note
Secret diplomatic communication issued from the german foreign office that proper a military alliance between germany and mexico before the us entered war. -
Trench warfare
type of land useably large trenches that were occupied by fighting lines. Troops are protected from the enemy's small arms fire and sheltered from artillery. -
Sinking of Lusitania
Largest passenger ship that transported passengers between Great Britain and New York. It was torpedoed by germans. Killed 1,198 people. -
spanish flu
Caused by an influenza virus of type A, in particular that of the pandemic began in 1918. Estimated 500 million people worldwide about 1/3 of planets population at time. Killed about 20 million to 5o million victims. -
Fourteen points
A statement of the war aims of the Allies, made by president Wilson. Declaring that WW1 was being fought for a moral cause and calling for peace in Europe. League of Nations was an international organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, created after the first war to solve international disputes. -
Espionage and Sedition Act
This act prohibits many forms of speech, disloyal, profane, or abusive language about the government or the flag of the united states. -
Treaty of Versailles
Signed between Germany and Allied powers following world war 1 that officially ended the war. Germany returned Alsace-lorraine to France. Belgium received Eupen and Malmedy. Denmark received Northern Schleswig. -
Women
Granted women the right to vote. Also know as woman suffrage.At the time female citizens did not share all the same rights as men.
