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WWI - Vocab words
vocabulary words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Franz Ferdinand | His death led to the start of WWI |
| Gavrilo Princip | He shot and killed the Archduke |
| Arthur Zimmerman | His telegram asked |
| Vladimir Lenin | Leader of Russia after the Revolution |
| Woodrow Wilson | President of USA during WWI |
| Allies | Britain, France, Russia, USA, Italy |
| Central Powers | Germany, Austria Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria |
| Blockade | Using ships to close up the enemy country's ports |
| U-boat | Another name for a German submarine |
| Lusitania | British ship that was hit by torpedo with 128 US citizens killed |
| Artillery guns | Large canons that were responsible for most soldiers death |
| Zimmerman Note | Germany letter asking Mexico to attack USA |
| Selective Service Act | US law in 1917 that drafted men into the Army |
| Liberty Bond | US method of raising money to pay for WWI supplies |
| Sedition Act | US law that made it illegal to criticize the government, flag or uniform |
| Weimar Republic | New name of German Government after WWI |
| Treaty of Versailles | Treaty in 1919 that ended WWI |
| War guilt clause | Germany forced to accept blame for WWI |
| Fourteen points | President Wilson's plan for world peace |
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