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WW1
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Trench Warfare
Trench warfare is a type of combat in which opposing troops fight while in trenches across from each other. Between the trenches was a space called 'No Man's Land'. It is a space in which neither sides have any control of the area and as soon as a troop sets foot on the land they have a higher risk of being shot. The trenches were located in the northern district of France and Belgium to the North Sea. -
Sinking of Lusitania
Lusitania was hit by a torpedo shot by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland. It sank within 20 minutes in the Celtic Sea.1,198 people drowned in the sinking of the vessel. 128 of them were American. -
Zimmerman Note
The Zimmermann Telgram was an internal diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office In January 1917 the proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico in the event of the United States entering World War I against Germany. -
Espionage and Sedition
Espionage Act gave legislation the right to ban newspapers and magazines threatened to convict anyone who obstructed individuals. Sedition Act made it so that it was a fedral offense to be disloyal, profane, scurrilious or use abusice language tpwards the government. It violated the 1st amendment because they rused to let them speak freely. They targeted mostly mexican decents. -
Fourteen Points
The 14 Points was a statement of principles for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. The principles outlined in a January 8, 1918 speech on war aims and peace terms to the United States Congress by prsident Woodrow Wilson. -
Spanish Flu
During the Great War of Europe in the fall of 1918, peace was on the horizon. However, a flu was coming up. It was far from the common cold. It was most deadly for people of the ages 20 up until 40. Around 675,000 Americans died of the influenza. -
Treaty of Versailles
The treaty made sure that the war did ot happen again. France didnt want germany to be able to start a new war. Germany had to give up rights to what they wanted. -
Women
The 19th amendment to the U.S Constitution granted the American Women the right to vote. This right was known as American Suffrage. Women's unemployment was on the rise as servants.
