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Trench Warefare
Trench warfare is a type of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches, in which troops are significantly protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery. -
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WWI
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Sinking of Lusitania
German submarines sunk a British Cruise liner with United States citizens on board. -
Espionage and Sedition Act
The Espionage and Sedition Acts targeted socialists and labor leaders. -
Zimmerman Note
A secret note from the German government that proposed an alliance between Mexico and Germany. -
The Spanish Flu
The deadliest in modern history, infected an estimated 500 million people worldwide–about one-third of the planet's population at the time–and killed an estimated 20 million to 50 million victims. -
Fourteen Points
The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.
The League of Nations was an international organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. Germany had to pay for all the damages caused by the war. -
Women in War
Large numbers of women were recruited into jobs vacated by men who had gone to fight in the war. New jobs were also created as part of the war effort, for example in munitions factories. The 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote
