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13 Cards in this Set
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Selective service act |
In 1917 the act required men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register to be drafted. |
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Liberty bonds |
Money from the sales of these provided billions of dollars in loans to the allies. |
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American expeditiary force |
They wanted US troops to join French and British units |
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Communists |
People who favor the equal distribution of wealth and the end of all forms of private property |
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Armistice |
Or truce went into effect on the 11th hour of the 11th day in the 11th month of 1918. |
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A E F |
American expidition force (U.S. Troops) to join French and British units. |
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John J Pershing |
Leader of the American troops / general. |
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Treaty of Brest litovsk |
March 1918, russians signed a peace treaty / agreement with the central powers. |
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Russian revolution |
War broke out with Russia and the communists. |
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14 point plan |
A list of specific proposals for postwar peace. |
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Reparations |
Payments for war damages. |
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Treaty of Versailles |
Peace treaty signed at the palace of Versailles |
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League of Nations |
The final point called for the creation of an international assembly of nations called the League of Nations. |
