Seljuk - Dearborn Public Schools



|The Zimmerman Note |A German telegram intercepted in February of 1917 meant for |

| |Mexico in which Germany would help Mexico “reconquer” the lands |

| |they lost to the America if they agreed to fight the U.S. |

|Militarism |The policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army |

| |prepared for war |

|The Selective Service Act |Passed in May 1917, this act required men to register with the |

| |government in order to be randomly selected for military service |

| |in the event of war |

|Fourteen Points |A series of proposals drawn up by Woodrow Wilson in order to |

| |outline a long lasting peace with Europe |

|Trench Warfare |Soldiers would fight from these trenches often for pitifully |

| |small pieces of land |

|Propaganda |One-sided information designed to keep up moral and support for a|

| |particular side during the war |

|The Treaty of Versailles |An agreement designed to bring peace among the nations and punish|

| |Germany after WWI |

|Armistice |This document was signed by Germany in 1918 as a cease fire |

| |(truce) that officially ended WWI |

|League of Nations |An international organization designed to address diplomatic |

| |crises like those that started WWI |

|War Guilt Clause |This provision of the Treaty of Versailles left Germany extremely|

| |bitter due to the fact they had to assume sole responsibility for|

| |starting WWI |

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