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Tuesday, April 6

  1. page Vocabulary edited ... pacifists-people who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil Sociali…
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    pacifists-people who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
    Socialist-believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits
    Treaty of BrestLitovsk-a 1918 treaty between Russia and Germany that ended Russia's involvement in World War 1
    Harlem Hell Fighters-African American unit
    Battle of Belleau Wood-hard fought American victory over the Germans in France in 1918
    Battle of the Argonne Forest-defeat of the Germans by French and American troops in France in October 1918
    armistice-an agreement to stop fighting
    abdicate-give up power
    epidemic-the rapid spread of a contagious disease among large numbers of people
    Fourteen Points-to prevent international problems from causing another war
    self determination-the right of national groups to have their own territory and forms of government

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Monday, April 5

  1. page Chapter Summary edited ... Summary World War 1 started in 1914 and many around the world thought it was'nt going to touc…
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    World War 1 started in 1914 and many around the world thought it was'nt going to touch them but soon the war broke out. The war was caused by the tention build. The World War 1 started different problems through out the world. It made hard times and different people struggled to get jobs and provide for their families.It was a very serious time.
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    whose first [[http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbo=p&tbs=tl:1&q=distinguished service cross&ei=cTm6S9j7JIu0Nu-XhOIL&sa=X&oi=toolbelt_timeline_result&resnum=7&ct=timeline-snippet&cd=1&ved=0CF8Q0AEoADAG|Distinguished Service Cross]] was
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    illiterate-unable to read or write
    bureaucracy-a system of managing government through departments
    Liberty Bonds-bonds sold by the United States government to raise money for World War 1
    pacifists-people who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
    Socialist-believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits

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    World War 1 started in 1914 and many around the world thought it was'nt going to touch them but soon the war broke out. The war was caused by the tention build. The World War 1 started different problems through out the world. It made hard times and different people struggled to get jobs and provide for their families.It was a very serious time.
    {http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/holocaust-children.jpg} 13 - The second phase of the manifestation of the anti-European pattern before World War I in Iraq occurred in 1913. In this case it was directly linked with the movement of proto-Arab nationalism. 1918 - In Paris, President Jacques Chirac led France's ceremonies to mark the 88th anniversary of the World War I armistice on November 11, 1918.1919 - Lieutenant General Robert L. Eichelberger, whose first [[http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbo=p&tbs=tl:1&q=distinguished service cross&ei=cTm6S9j7JIu0Nu-XhOIL&sa=X&oi=toolbelt_timeline_result&resnum=7&ct=timeline-snippet&cd=1&ved=0CF8Q0AEoADAG|Distinguished Service Cross]] was awarded for valor in Siberia in 1919, received a second for valor in New Guinea in the Buna campaign of 1942-43.Sep 16, 1920 - Terrorist bombings swept the country after World War 1. The worst occurred on Sept. 16, 1920, when an explosion in Wall Street killed 40 and injured 300. There is a theory that terrorism breeds in times of peace, that it is a kind of substi- tute for war.
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Wednesday, March 24

  1. page Vocabulary edited ... Central Powers-Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman, or Turkish, and Empire All…
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    Central Powers-Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman, or Turkish, and Empire
    Allied Powers-France, Britain, and Russia
    stalemate-a deadlock in which neither side is strong enough to defeat stalemate
    Battle of Verdun-lasted for 10 months in 1916
    Propaganda-the spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause
    U boats-a fleet of submarines
    Lusitania-a British passenger ship
    warmonger-a person who tries to stir up war
    Zimmermann telegram-instructed the minister to urge Mexico to attack the United States if the United States declared war on Germany
    czars-Russian emperors
    Selective Service Act-it required all men from ages 21 to 30 to register for the military draft
    draft- a law requiring people of certain age to serve in the military
    illiterate-unable to read or write
    bureaucracy-a system of managing government through departments

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    serious time. You can see in this picture howpeople stuggled and it made me sad to even look at this and I hope you feel the same way.
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    serious time. You can see in this picture howpeople stuggled and it made me sad to even look at this and I hope you feel the same way.
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    very serious time.People really struggled in this period of time and I think we are showing you this information to inform you and tell you a little somethig about World War 1.time.
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    very serious time.time.People really struggled in this period of time and I think we are showing you this information to inform you and tell you a little somethig about World War 1.
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