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Trench Warfare
NO mans land is land that is unoccupied or is under dispute between parties who leave due to fear or uncertainty. Both sides had built trenches that went from the north sea and through Belgium and France. -
sinking of lusitanaia
The ship was first identified and torpedoed by the German u-boat u-20 and sank in 18 minutes. It contributed to the us entering the war by turning public opinion against germany, both in the United States and abroad. -
zimmerman note
HE sent a note to the minister of Mexico, von Eckhardt, offering us territory to Mexico and returned for joining the German cause. It was a telegram to Mexico from Germany asking to enter war against the us. The U.S were upset and entered the war against Germany. -
Spanish Flu
It was a deadly disease, it killed more people than the great war and it started in dirty trenches. Around 675,000 people were killed. -
14 Points
Statement of principles for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end war. Headquarters in Geneba, Switzerland created after world war 1.First proposed by president Woodrow Wilson. -
espionage and sedition act
It punished the acts of spying and sabotage. The act was very controversial for many immigrants who were opposed to war. It violated the first amendment because it took away the freedom of speech. -
Treaty of Verailles
It ended the state of war between Germany and the allied powers. Germany had to reduce the amount of men from six million to 100 thousand men. They also had to give up their submarines, artillery and had to reduce the navy battle ship to only 6 small ones. -
Women
This amendment gave women the right to vote. Women worked in many different factories and a few women worked as nurses. -
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