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| England set up this to prohibit any contraband from reaching Germany. Contraband included weapons and food. Germany responded by making its own system of not allowing contraband to reach England by the means of the U-boat. The word means to stop or not allow to pass. | blockade |
| Germany's policy of sinking any ship in the waters around England. This will be one of the reasons why the U.S. enters the war | unrestricted submarine warfare |
| a German submarine | U-boat |
| The sinking of this British passenger ship by German U-boats killed 1,198 people, including 128 Americans. However, Germany did give a warning not to sail on British liners and this ship was carrying ammunition to England. The sinking of this ship caused an outrage in America. | Lusitania |
| This was a message sent to Mexico from Germany. The message said that Germany would help Mexico "reconquer" the land it had lost to the U.S. if Mexico would ally itself with Germany. This proved to be the last straw for the U.S. | Zimmermann Telegram |
| When countries devoted all of their resources to the war effort. Men, women and children did their part for the war. Also, governemnts would take greater control of the economy. | total war |
| During the war many goods were in short supply, so the governments only allowed people to use small amounts of those items that were also needed for the war effort. | rationing |
| Governments used this to persuade their people. Posters were the most common form of this. Governments tried to gain support for the war by making the enemy look like monsters and subhuman. This process tried to tap into people's emotions, and used simple text with a powerful image to convey its message. | propaganda |
| This was the Communist leader who lead the second revolution in Russia. After seizing power, he signed a peace treaty with Germany, thus ending the war for Russia. | Vladimir Lenin |
| This means to step down. The people of Russia forced Czar Nicholas II to ________ his throne. | abdicte |
| This was the treaty that Russia signed with Germany ending WWI for Russia. This treaty was harsh on the Russians because it required Russia to give Germany large amounts of land. | Treaty of Brest-Litovsk |
