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Battle of the Marne- WWI battle where stalemate develops on the western front. (turning point of war) mention Marne river in France
Big 4 – .Allied leaders who signed the Treaty of Versailles a. France = Georges Clemenceau b. Britain = David Lloyd George c. U.S.A. = Woodrow Wilson d. Italy = Vittorio Orlando
Convoy System- When military ships escort merchant ships to avoid submarine warfare
Doughboys- Nickname for American soldiers in WWI
Gavrilo Princip- Serbian nationalist who assassinated Franz Ferdinand
Kaiser Wilhelm- king of Germany during WWI, cousin of Tsar Nicholas
Lusitania- British ship destroyed by German U-Boats, helps bring US into war.
No Man’s Land is the area between the trenches
Proganda information used to persuade and change someones opinion
Four reasons the U.S. enters WWI: A. Unrestricted submarine warfare B. $ (U.S. banks backed Allies) C. Zimmerman Note D. “New” Immigrants
Robber Barons- people who would do anything to get filthy rich
Selective Service Act: Restarts the draft for all men 18-35
U-Boat- German submarine
Victory Bonds Savings bonds used by the government to pay for the war
Von Schlieffen Plan- German plan to quickly defeat France and fight Russia.
Triple Entente- pre war alliance between France, Russia, and Britain.
Zimmerman Note Note send to Mexico to declare war on the U.S.A
Sussex Pledge- promising by Germany to stop unrestricted submarine warfare.
Triple Alliance- pre war alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
November 11th
United States of America U.S.A
League of Nations – International body where countries of the world can peacefully resolve their differences
Self Determination The idea that people should be able to live in any country they choose
Great Migration relocation of more than 6 million African Americans from the rural South
Four Empire that Clasp German, Russia ,Austria Hungary, and Ottoman Empire
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