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Trench warfare
Warfare in which opposing forces attack, counterattack, and defend from relatively permanent systems of trenches dug into the ground. When news of trench warfare reached the United States, it confirmed to the government that they had adopted the right approach of entering the war. -
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WW1
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Sinking of Lusitania
A British ocean liner that was torpedoed by a German U-boat, killing more than 1,100 people. More than 120 of those killed were Americans. -
Zimmerman Note
The Zimmerman Note proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico. The United States found out and used this for revenge when entering the war because of Germany trying to get Mexico to invade us. -
Espionage and Sedition Act
Prohibited publishing or expressing opinions that would interfere with the US military's efforts to defeat Germany and its allies. Which violates the first amendment by taking away the freedom of speech. This targeted socialist and labor leaders because they would push workers to strike. In 1919 Charles Schenck was accussed of violating the Espionage Act and took it to trail at the supreme court, where he responded that the law was unconstitutional. -
Spanish Flu
Influenza caused by an influenza virus of type A. Mortality rates were high among healthy adults, and more than 20 million people died worldwide because of this disease in 1918-1919. -
Fourteen Points
Fourteen goals of the US in the peace negotiations after WW1. The League of Nations was created after WW1 to provide a forum for resolving international disputes. -
Treaty Versailles
Peace document signed after WW1 by allied and associated powers.Germany paid to repair all the damages that were done in the war -
Women
The 19th Amendment granted the right for women to vote. Women also took over the jobs that were left behind by men who entered the war during this time.
