The telegran that was proposd by Germany to form and alliance with Mexico against the US
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What was "no-man's land"?
The area between opposing trenches where most of the man to man battle occured
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What purpose did did planes serve in the war?
Air to air combat
Drop small grenades-no major damage
Observation of enemy troops
Transportation of goods and weapons
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U-Boats are another name for...
Submarines
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America traded with other countries against Germany...
The Germans sank American merchant ships with innocent Americans in them
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The Susex was...
A promise issed by Germany declaring that they would no longer sink American merchant ships.
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What is trench warfare?
A new war strategy created durin WWI where soldiers hid in trenches to avoid being in shot
Protection
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About how many rounds of amunition did the average machine gun shoot per minute?
About 400-600 rounds
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What purpose did the trenches serve in the war?
Protection
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New war strategies and weapons were introduced...
Many people died and WWI became the deadliest war at that time with 9 million deaths
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What did the US do with other nations that caused Germany to begin sinking American ships?
The US traded with them.
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What is "stalemate"?
A situation in which neither side can win a clear victory
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What object of destruction was thrown from the trenches?
Huge guns launched artillery shells(large quantities of ammunition) some shells contained poisonus gas such as chlorine and mustard gas, which destroyed soldiers lungs, killing them slowly
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What happened when Germany broke the Sussex pledge?
They began unrestricted submarine warfare agai
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The Zimmerman note was published for the public to see...
Americans were outraged and Congress declared war on Germany