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Trench Warfare
No mans land is land unoccupied by anyone due to fear or uncertainty. Trenches were dug in the ground for soldiers to use as cover and protection. -
Sinking of Lusitania
A German U-boat was torpedoed and sank the RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner. It was headed to Liverpool from New York. The boat had U.S citizens on it which pushed the U.S. toward joining the war -
Zimmerman Note
Note sent from Germany to Mexico that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico if the U.S entered the war. The Zimmermann Note threatened U.S. territories. -
Spanish Flu
Deadly flu epidemic. About 50,000,000 died from the Spanish Flu -
Fourteen Points
Statement of principles to negotiate peace given to the U.S. congress by president Woodrow Wilson. The League of Nations was an international organization started after WW1 to help resolve international disputes. -
Espionage and Sedition Act
These acts targeted socialist and labor leaders who threatened the war effort. It violated the first amendment because it restricted freedom of speech. Schenck v. US was the supreme court case on the enforcement of the Espionage act durring WW1 -
Treaty of Versailles
Main peace treaty after WW1. Punished Germany with limitations on their military and huge payments to victorious countries. -
Women
The 19th amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920 which gave women the right to vote. Women started doing jobs that were previously done by men because lots of men had left those jobs for the war
