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World War I
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History
12th Grade
09/10/2013

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Armistice
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An agreement between two or more nations to stop war
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Zeppelin
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An aircraft which is cylindrical in shape. It uses gas to stay aloft.
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Western Front
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West of Germany. The Western Front consisted of trenches streching from the English channel to France and Belgium.
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Eastern Front
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The area in which fighting occurred in Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Russia.
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Trench Warfare
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A type of fighting utilized grealty throughout World War I. Troops and enemies would fight each other from opposite trenches.
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Lusitania
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A British U-boat which was sunk off the coast of Ireland by the German navy in 1915.
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U.S. Neutrality
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At the beginning of the First World War, the United States decided not to take a side in order to avoid war.
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Zimmerman Telegram
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In January of 1917, this was a telegram that was intercepted by the British and it spoke about Germany and the Mexican government. German's stated that they would support Mexico if they started a war against the US.
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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An agreement that was created between Russia and the central powers stating that when she would withdraw from the war she would surrender the Ukraine, Poland, and her other terratories.
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Verdun
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In 1914-1918, it was a war that took place between the central powers and the allies.
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Somme
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This was an area in which a lot of fighting occurred. It is located in North France and is a river.
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Bolshevik Revolution

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This was a revolution that took place among the people of Russia in 1917. As a result of this revolution, the government became a provisional government and the Tsar was taken out of power.
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Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
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This was utilized during World War I and it was the use of submarines to sink enemy ships. This was practiced widely as a form of protection from invading ships or the transportation of war weapons.
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Armenian Genocide
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The was a policy created by the Turkish leader at the time in order to get rid of the vast majority of Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire. As a result of this, millions of people were killed.
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