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World War I Vocab

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Alvin York He killed 25 machine-gunners and captured 132 German soldiers when his soldiers took cover; won Congressional Medal of Freedom.
Allied Powers Alliance of Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, and France during World War II.
Zimmermann's Telegram A 1917 diplomatic proposal from the German Empire for Mexico to join an alliance with Germany in the event of the United States entering World War I against Germany. Land lost by Mexico would be returned to them.
Doughboys A nickname for the inexperienced but fresh American soldiers during WWI.
Lawrence Tyson He commanded the 59th Brigade of the 30th Infantry during World War I, and served as a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from 1925 until his death. Was from Knoxville, Tennessee.
Central Powers In World War I, the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire who joined in opposing the Allies.
Treaty of Versailles A treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant (huge)reparations (money paid back) from the Germans.
League of Nations An international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations a forerunner of the United Nations
John J. Pershing Commander of American Expeditionary Force of over one million troops who insisted his soldiers fight as independent units so US would have independent role in shaping the peace.
Lusitania A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915. 128 Americans died. The sinking greatly turned American opinion against the Germans, helping the move towards entering the war.
The Great War Known as World War I and the War to End All Wars: a global military conflict that embroiled most of the world's great powers from 1914 to 1919.
Trench Warfare A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.
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