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Trench Warfare
Its meaning was clear to both sides, it represents the area of ground between opposing armies - in this case between trenches.
Stretched from North sea coast of Belgium southward through France. Stretched about 25,000 miles, 12,000 miles went to allied powers and another 12,000 went to central and the 1,000 in the middle was no mans land -
Sinking of Lusitania
A German U-boat sank RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner.
Americans were killed on the ship. 198 passengers were killed. -
Zimmermann Note
Offer U.S. territory to Mexico to join Germany.
Made us have to protect their country. -
Espionage and Sedition Act
Citizens, because they couldn't speak of the war.
It took away of freedom of speech.
He mailed drafters saying that the draft was monsterous and he was prosecuted for breaking Espionage Act. -
Spanish Flu
Also known as influenza, been cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history.
Somewhere between 20 million-40 million. -
Fourteen Points
Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiation in order to end WWI.
League of nations was an international organization created after WWI to resolve international disputes. -
Treaty of Versailles
Ended the state of war between Germany and the allied powers.
Germany had to pay to repair all the damage of the war. -
Women
A simple amendment that sets dates at which the federal offices end.
Women were recruited into jobs vacated by men who went to war. new jobs were also created as part of the war effort, for example in munitions factories.
