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His view was neutral. He didn't want to be in that war.
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European powers rushed to claim the remaining uncolonized areas of the world.
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It involved aggressively building up a nation’s armed forces in preparation for war and giving the military more authority over the government and foreign policy.
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Believing in the interest of your nation, you want what is best for your country. There are two kinds:
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Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom which had implemented a naval blockade of Germany. The ship was identified and torpedoed by the German U-boat U-20 and sank in 18 minutes.
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The German government again promised that U-boats would warn ships before attacking. Allowing armed merchant ships, but not passenger ships, to be torpedoed without warning.
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Turning the clocks ahead one hour for the summer. It was an effort to conserve fuel needed to produce electric power.
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It was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico.
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It was a pair of revolutions in Russia which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the rise of the Soviet Union. It was a ruler with unlimited power. Communist revolution
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The act required all men in the U.S. between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service. Within a few months, some 10 million men across the country had registered in response to the military draft
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It was intended to prohibit interference with military operations or recruitment, to prevent insubordination in the military, and to prevent the support of United States enemies during wartime.
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This act gave the President the power to manage the production and distribution of foods and fuels vital to the war effort. Using the slogan "Food will win the war", the government began to manage how much food people bought.
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The first American troops, who were often called "Doughboys", landed in Europe in June 1917. However they didn't participate at the front until October , when the 1st Division fired the first American shell of the war toward German lines.
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It was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. This list was made by the President Wilson.
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It was an Act of the Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917. The Sedition Act made it illegal to obstruct the sale of Liberty Bonds or to discuss anything about the American form of government.
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An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time. Cease-fire
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Also known as Versailles Peace Conference, was the meeting of the victorious Allied Powers following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers.
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It was a document signed at the end of World War I by the Allied and associated powers and by Germany in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles, France.
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Austria, Yugoslavia, Lithuania, Latvia, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, and Finland. (Ottoman Empire changed its name to Turkey).
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An organization in which the nations of the world would join together to ensure security and peace for all its embers.
