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Allies
Britain, France, and Russia were allies against Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy -
Central Powers
Italy, Germany, And Austria-Hungary -
1914 Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip killed Ferdinand and his wife from a crowd when they were driving -
Schlieffen Plan
A plan by Germany to hold Russia -
Sinking of the British liner
Germans sank a British liner with two Americans aboard -
Germany blockades the North Sea
Americans were very angry and turned against the Germans -
Battle of the Somme
First battle with 1.2 million deaths -
Trench Warefare
War fought in ditches along the ground. -
Sinking of French liner
Germans torpedoed an unarmed French liner -
Wilson's Speech
Wilson gave a speech for his presidency, promising to keep the U.S. out of war -
Zimmermann note
German foreign minister sent a telegram proposing an alliance with Mexico, but was intercepted by the British -
Selective Service Act of 1917
Men had to register with the government and were randomly selected to serve in the military -
369th Infantry Regiment
All black regiment that saw the most action than any other American regiment ever -
Convoy System
When heavily armed ships help escort merchant ships across the sea -
American Expeditionary Force and General Pershing
Pershing led this group of men from all over in a force called the AEF -
Shell shock, trench foot, and trench mouth
Shell shock is emotional collapse, trench foot is a disease, and trench mouth is the rotting of gums. -
Second Battle of the Marne
This battle resulted with the tides being turned against the Central Powers -
Conscientious objector
Someone who opposes warfare on moral grounds -
Big Bill Haywood and IWW
Haywood sentenced because of IWW, but he fled to Russia and the IWW stopped -
Victor Berger
Had views that were against the war -
Establishment of the German Republic
Socialist leaders created the republic and the kaiser left the throne -
Cease Fire and armistice
The war was over with the Allies winning -
War Industries Board
Encouraged companies to be more efficient with production -
Food Administration
Helps produce and conserve food -
Raising money for war
Raised by taxes, loans, and war bonds -
Anti German sentiment in America
Dislike of German immigrants and their culture/language -
Espionage and Sedition Acts
Fines up to $10k and jail time for interfering with war efforts -
Eugene vs. Debs
10 year prison sentence for speaking out against war -
Emma Goldman
Got 2 year prison sentence and fined $10k for creating a no conscription league -
Wilson's 14 points
Plan for world peace to prevent more war -
Agreements on Treaty of Versailles
Created 9 new countries and changed boundaries of others -
Reparations and the War Guild Clause
Made Germany admit to causing WW1, so they had to pay other nations a lot of money in reparations -
National War Labor Board
Deals with disputes between managers and workers -
Committee on public information and the "four minute men"
Propaganda agency and the minute men spoke on everything war involved -
Austria-Hungary surrenders
They surrendered to the allies the same day German sailors mutinied against the government
