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Zimmerman Note
A telegram from the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico that was intercepted by British agents proposing an alliance between Mexico and Germany, promising
that if war with the U.S. broke out, Germany would support Mexico and return Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.” -
Allies
Europe had two major defenses
Triple Entente: France, Britain, and Russia
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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Him and his wife Sophie, were both shot by Gavrilo Princip. Princip was apart of the black hand, which is an organization promoting Serbian nationalism. Austira-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28. -
Schleiffen Plan
Germany invaded Belgium. This strategy called for holding action against Russia combined with a quick drive through Belgium and Paris. -
Sinking of British Liner Lusitania
A German U-Boat sank Lusitania killing 1,198 person, 128 of them were Americans. Germans claimed the liner carried ammunition. -
Sinking of British Liner Arabic
Germany attacked with a U-boat three months later and the U.S. went on a protest. Germany agreed not to sink another passanger boat -
Sinking of French Liner Sussex
Germany broke its promise a torpedoed and sank an unarmed French passanger ship. about 80 passengers,including Americans, were killed or injured. United States warned that it would break off diplomatic relations unless Germany changed its tactics. -
Battle of Somme
Armies fought for mere yards of ground (trench warfare). British suffered 60,000 casualties on the first day, the last final day they suffered 1.2 million. -
War Industries Board
Led by Bernard M. Baruch. The board encouraged companies to use mass-production techniques to increase effciency, also urged them to eliminate waste by standardizing products -
Selective Service Act
Required that men register with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service. -
Espionage and Sedition Acts
A person could be fined up to $10,000 and sentenced 20 years in jail for interfering with the war effort or for saying disloyal, profane, abusive about the government. -
Second Battle of the Marne
American troops helped stop the Germans. helped win the war... against the Central Powers. -
Convoy System
A heavy guard of destroyers escorted merchant ships back and forth across the Atlantic in groups. To protect from German U-boats . -
Food Administration
To help conserve and produce food. Wilson declared that one day a week meatless, sweetless, two days wheatless, and two other days porkless. "Gospel of the clean plate". -
Committee on Public Information
To popularize the war, the government set up the nation's first propaganda agnecy. The head of the CPI - George Creel -
Austria-Hungary Surrenders to the Allies
German soldiers mutinied against the governent authority. Germany collapses. -
Establishment of the German republic
Groups of soldiers and workers in Germany organized revolutionary councils. Socialist leaders in Berlin established a German Reublic. The kaiser gave up the throne. -
Cease-Fire and armistice
No allied soldiers on German territory and troops were too exhuasted to fight. on the eleventh hour of the eleventh month Germans agreed to cease fire and sign armistice (truce) that ended the war. -
National War Labor Board
President Wilson established this, any worker who refused to obey board decisions could lose their draft exemptions. -
Central powers
Germany, Austira-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire
