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Grade 8 - Unit 4
World War I
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Militarism | An increase in the importance of the military of a country. |
| Trench Warfare | A new kind of combat developed during World War I that involved troops digging and fighting from deep ditches. |
| Lusitana | A passenger ship that was bombed by a German U-Boat during World War I. |
| Zimmerman Telegram/Note | A message from Germany offering Mexico assistance to regain its lost territory in exchange for declaring war in the US. |
| Reparations | Financial payments made by the loser of a war. |
| Liberty Bonds | Loans made to a government that aided its ability to prepare and pay for the costs of war. |
| Stalemate | A situation in which neither side can win a victory. |
| Armistice | A truce of cease-fire agreement between warring nations. |
| Treaty of Versailles | The official agreement signed in 1919 that ended World War I, but it was never ratified, or approved, by the United States. |
| League of Nations | A coalition of governments designed to find peaceful solutions to disagreements. |