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Chapter 19
Chapter 19
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History
11th Grade
06/01/2008

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Sussex Pledge
Definition
Germany's promise that it's U-Boats would warn ships before attacking
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Allies
Definition
U.S., Russia, France, Serbia, and Great Britain
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Reparations
Definition
Payments for economic injury suffered during the war. Germany paid $33 million to the Allies.
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Mobilzation
Definition
Readying troops for war
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Sedition
Definition
A speech that encourages rebellion, made it illegal to obstruct the sale of Liberty Bonds
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Central Powers
Definition
Germany and Austria-Hungary
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Armistice
Definition
A cease-fire
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Versailles Treaty
Definition
Treaty that ended the war and placed harsh punishment on Germany and the League of Nations
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Fourteen Points
Definition
Wilson's plan for peace and to end the war
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League of Nations
Definition
An organization in which the nations of the world would join together to ensure security and peace
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Genocide
Definition
The organized killing of a whole people
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Convoy
Definition
A group of unarmed ships surrounded by a ring of destroyers, torpedo boats, and other armed naval vessels.
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