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WWI Events
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Trench Warfare
"No man's land" was the unoccupied area between the opposing trench systems. The most used trench from WWI was the Western front. Trenches were used to protect from assaults of barbed wire, mines, and other obstacles. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
A German U-boat shot down the RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner en route from New York to Liverpool. More than 120 of the passengers killed were American, which played a significant role in turning the public opinion against Germany. -
Zimmerman Note
The Zimmerman Note was a diplomatic communication between Germany and Mexico to form a military alliance when America entered WWI against Germany. -
Espionage and Sedition Act Continued
In 1919, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled through Schenck v. United States that the act did not violated the freedom of speech of those convicted under its provisions. -
Espionage and Sedition Act
It was intended to prohibit interference with military recruitment, to prevent insubordination in the military, and to prevent the support of United States enemies during wartime.
It violated the First Amendment because it forbade the use of "disloyal, profane, or abusive language" about the United States government, its flag, or its armed forces. -
Spanish Flu
The 1918 flu pandemic was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic. It infected 500 million across the world, including remote Pacific islands and the Arctic. The Spanish Flu resulted in 50 to 100 million deaths, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in human history. -
Fourteen Points
The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles used for world peace, and peace negotiations to help end World War 1.
The League of Nations was intergovernmental organization founded in January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the first World War. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties that ended World War 1. Under this treaty, Germany was obligated to pay to repair all of the damage from the war. -
Women Suffrage
The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote based on sex.
Women were recruited into jobs vacated by men during the war. Many jobs were also created in the war effort such as, munitions factories.
