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a situation in which neither side can win a victory
Stalemate
Heir apparent to the Austrian emperor, the assassination of him and his wife led to the beginning of World War I
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
to prepare for war
mobilize
a truce or cease-fire agreement between warring nations
armistice
A U.S. senator from Massachusetts, he was opposed to President Wilson’s plan for the League of Nations, fearing it would draw the United States into wars not in the nation’s interest.
Henry Cabot Lodge
an increase in the importance of the military of a country
militarism
the coalition of nations in World War I that included the German, Austrio-Hungarian, and Ottoman empires
Central powers
a new kind of warfare in World War I that involved troops digging and fighting from deep trenches
trench warfare
Lasting from February 1918 to April 1920, it infected 500 million people – about a third of the world's population at the time – in four successive waves.
Influenza
a law that allowed the president to draft soldiers in times of war
Selective Service Act
A list of specific proposals for postwar peace. One point called for the creation of an international assembly of nations called the League of Nations.
Fourteen Points
a passenger ship bombed by Germany
Lusitania
wrote the Fourteen Points. Was president during World War I. For his role in helping found the League of Nations, Wilson won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919.
Woodrow Wilson
a group of nations that allied to fight the Central powers in World War I, and those countries in opposition to the Axis powers in World War II
Allied powers
loans to the government that aided its ability to prepare for World War I
Liberty bonds
brought an end to World War I, but was never ratified by the United States
Treaty of Versailles (1919)
the U.S. military forces sent to Europe during World War I and led by General John J. Pershing
American Expeditionary Force
a telegram from Germany to Mexico offering Mexico a return of territory in exchange for declaring war on the United States
Zimmermann note
The 369th Infantry spent 191 days in combat, longer than any other American force sent to Europe during World War I.
Harlem Hellfighters
a coalition of governments designed to find peaceful solutions to disagreements
League of Nations
a government agency organized to help settle disputes between workers and employers in war industries
National War Labor Board