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WW1
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Sinking of Lusitania
A German U-boat torpedoed and sank the Lusitania off the south coast of Ireland. This contributed to the U.S. entering the war because it was one of the causes of WW1. -
Zimmerman Note
This was a message sent to Mexico by Germany offering help reclaiming lost Mexican territories of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona if Mexico joined the war. -
Trench Warfare
This was a form of military conflict in which opposing sides fought eachother from trenches facing one another. The U.S. contribution to entering the war was left with huge amounts of casualties on the battlefield. -
Fourteen Points
Woodrow Wilson's plan for world peace, proposed in 1918. The League of Nations was an organization of nations created with the hope of ending future wars. -
Espionage and Sedition Act
The Espionage and Sedition Act banned speaking out or printing anything against the war or government. This violated the 1st amendment, stating freedom of speech. The Schenck vs. U.S. court case revolved around a socialist named Charles Schenck distributed anti-war materials in the mail. The supreme court found him guilty of posing a clear and present danger during wartime. -
Spanish Flu
The disease caused people to experience a fever, nausea, aches, and diarrhea. Many people developed severe pneumonia. Dark spots appeared on the cheeks and patients would turn blue from lack of oxygen due to a bloody, frothy substance in lungs. There have been a reported 20 to 50 million number of deaths. -
Treaty of Versailles
A peace treaty negotiated by Great Britain, France, America, and Italy that officially ended the Great War. Germany was forced to accept full blame for the war, give up all of its colonies, maitain a minimal miliatary, and pay $33 billion in reparations. -
Women
The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. Women started working during the war. Men didn't agree with this and felt that the woman's place was in their home.
