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Homefront
The Homefront was trying to get soldiers and nurses to join the war |
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The activities of a population whose armed forces are engaged in war abroad
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Total War
Total war had many consequences for both sides of who was on the war |
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A war where there are no restrictions on weapons on strategies allowed
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Propaganda
Countries used Propaganda Posters to convince men and women to join the war. |
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Information that can convince an audience something other than the truth.
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Changes in Warfare/Weaponry
Soldiers in WWI weren't used to changes in warfare because it was so different from previous weaponry used |
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The trench warfare changed the way that soldiers fought during the war
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U-Boats
Germans used U-Boats to take down enemy ships during WWI |
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Unterseeboot, a German Submarine used to take down enemy ships
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Lusitania
The Lusitania was a British civilian cruise ship that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-Boats |
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A large boat that the German U-Boat destroyed and caused a giant uproar.
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Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmerman Telegram was one of the main reasons the US joined the war in the first place. |
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A secret diplomatic communications system that was used by the German to propose an alliance with Mexico in the event that the US should join the war.
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Fourteen Points
The Fourteen points attempted to stop war from happening in the future. |
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A statement of peace used after WWI
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Treaty of Brest Litovsk was a minor part in the end of WWI |
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A treaty that was signed 3 Mar. 1918 that ended Russia's participation in the war
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Meeting of the victorious allied powers to discuss the peace terms for the central powers. |
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