WWI Key Terms Part 2

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Area of land between opposing trenches; barbed wire, mud, land mines, very dangerous territory

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No Man's Land

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A message intercepted by the British to Mexico written by the Germans; was asking Mexico to join the war and declare war on the US

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Zimmerman Telegram

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the use of ideas and facts to further spread a particular political cause or ideology; makes you want to do something or stop doing something (poster, radio, music, etc)

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Propaganda

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a form of combat where soldiers took shelter in opposing lines of ditches, used throughout World War I

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Trench Warfare

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a speech made by US President Woodrow Wilson on January 8, 1918 that stated that WWI was being fought for a moral cause and asked for peace in Europe

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14 Points

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the position of non-participation in war; to not get involved in the fighting

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neutrality

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A large passenger boat that was sunk by German uboats off the coast of Ireland in 1915 killing 1,198 people of which 128 were Americans.

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Lusitania

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an agreement to stop fighting for a period of time and allow peace talks to begin

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Armistice

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The treaty signed that ended WWI; placed primary blame on Germany written by the Allied Powers, signed January 1919.

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Treaty of Versailles

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an international organization that was created to promote world peace and cooperation that was created by the Treaty of Versailles and was dissolved in April 1946

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League of Nations