WWI Vocab

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Group of nations opposing Central Powers: Great Britain, France, Russia, later joined by US, Italy, etc.

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Allied powers

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Germany's acknowledgment of sole responsibility for WWI in the Treaty of Versailles.

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War Guilt Clause

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Truce or agreement to end armed conflict

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Armistice

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Military operations where forces attack from fortified ditches instead of an open battlefield.

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Trench Warfare

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Group of nations led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire opposing the Allies in WWI.

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Central Powers

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A law from 1917 requiring men to register for military service.

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Selective Service Act

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Wilson's peace plan after WWI

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Fourteen Points

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Compensation paid by a defeated nation for war damage.

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Reparations

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Association of nations founded in 1920 for international cooperation and peace.

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League of Nations

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Biased communication to influence thoughts and actions

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Propaganda