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trench warfare
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Trench Warfare
Land that is unoccupied or is under dispute between parties who leave it unoccupied due to fear or uncertainty.
A large dith that used occupied fighting lines, in which troops are protected. -
Sinking of Lositania
Lositania is torpedoed by a German submarine.
The large amount if America deaths from the sinking of the ship angers the U.S causing them to enter the war. -
Zimmermann Note
Germany proposed a military alliance between themselves and Mexico.
U.S was already anti-Germany and anti-Mexico and after decoding the Zimmermann Note their attitude hardened. -
Fourteen Points
Statement for world peace used for negotiation in order to end World War I. -
Spanish Flu
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Spanish Flu
Some would feel fine in the AM and by night they would die. This was a deadly disease and many people died during this time.
About 50,000,000 people died due to the Spanish flu. -
Espionage and Sedition Act
Socialist and labor leaders made it illegal to speak against government.
The Espionage and Sedition act violated the first amendment because people were unable to speak freely. -
Treaty of Verailles
Peace treaties at the end of WWI 5 years after Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Germany had to pay for all the damage of the war. -
Women
Sets the dates at which a federal government elected offices end. Also says who becomes president if the president dies.
Large number of women were recruited to do mens jobs who left for war.
