At 11:00 am on November 11, 1918, the slaughter stopped and Germany signed an armistice, or agreement to stop fighting. This day became an American National Holiday that was later changed to Veteran's Day to honor all veterans.

General who commanded the AEF

An organization of cooperating nations, proposed by Woodrow Wilson in his

Fourteen Points, that could talk over problems and settle them peacefully, preventing future wars.

The American army during World War I

German policy of firing on all ships in a designated war zone around Britain.

Represented Britain at the Paris Peace Conference

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey in World War I

Communist leader of Russia who promised the Russians peace and promised the Germans that Russia would withdraw from the war

First American troops in Europe

US ships traveling in groups which had destroyer escorts for protection

The Allied powers name for the Central powers

Government agency that organized industrial production

Britain, France, Russia, and later the United States in World War I

Britain, France, Russia

Guidelines proposed by Woodrow Wilson to help rebuild European peace.

Frenchman who served as Supreme Allied Commander

A British liner sunk by a German U-boat without warning off the coast of Ireland

Government agency created to regulate laborers in order to keep costs and wages under control

Treaty that ended World War I. Germany was forced to sign it even though it forced all blame for the war on Germany.

Payment for war damages

Represented Italy at the Paris Peace Conference

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy