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Women
Women started to work at different businesses while their husbands were fighting in the war. This is how families kept getting paid during the war. -
Trench Warfare
Trench warfare was a type of fighting when soldiers use trenches for protection during battles. Trench warfare killed a lot of soldiers. It also saved a lot of soldiers' lives. Trench warfare began during WW1. -
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Events
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The Sinking of Lusitania
The RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner. A German U-boat sent a torpedo at the RMS Lusitania. The torpedo hit the Lusitania and sank the Lusitania. The Lusitania was going to New York to give the United States supplies. -
The Zimmerman Note
Germany sent a telegram to Mexico. It said that if the United States joined the other side, Germany will help Mexico to regain their land. This note made the United States very mad. -
The Spanish Flu
The Spanish Flu was very deadly. It infected about 500 million people around the world. About 500 people died from the Spanish Flu. The Spanish was one of the deadliest disease in human history. It ended in December of 1920. -
Fourteen Points
The Fourteen Points was a statement that tried to get peace. President Woodrow Wilson made this statement. It was made to end World War 1. -
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was a treaty of peace. This treaty stopped the fighting between Germany and the Allied Powers. It ended World War 1.
