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Espionage Act |
made it illegal to interfere with the draft and silence critics of the war |
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Sedition Act 1918 |
Made it illegal to discuss anything disloyal or abusive about the American gov. the gov. imposed censorship on the press and banned some publications. |
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Zimmerman Telegram |
The British intercepted a telegram from German Foreign Minister A. Zimmerman to the German ambassador in Mexico. The telegram was a piece of properganda |
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Armisitce |
Cease fire |
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Impacts of German U-boats |
Sank a British passenger liner - 1,198 passengers -128 were american changed the rules of naval warfare |
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Modern Warfare |
German U- boats-: suprise attack in water Hand grenades: thrown and killed many people at once Poison Gases: killed many people in one area Tanks: Big and strong usually had guns |
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Stalemate |
Neither side was able to gain more than a few miles of territory at appalling human costs |
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Main causes of ww1 on the European Side |
June 28 1914 the assassination of the crown prince to the Austrian- hungrain throne, the archduke Ferdinand and his wife were gunned down. The assassination started a chain reaction which effected the whole world. |
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Jeannette Rakin |
A pacifist who was the daughter of a missoula family. Gained election to one of MTs two congressional seats becoming the first woman to sit in congress |
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American entrance into ww1 |
1917 Germany began unrestricted submarine warfare and sank several u.s ships, president Woodrow Wilson cabinet voted for war. |
