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G.  “ U-boats” are German submarines (“unterseeboots” in German)  The 1915 sinking of the passenger ship Lusitania turned Americans decidedly against Germany  Germany ends unrestricted submarine warfare after the Lusitania, but resumes it in 1917 German U-boats anger U.S. Chapter 1: America and the Great War

R.  The convoy system saved Allied shipping after U.S. entry in 1917 Reaction: convoy system Chapter 1: America and the Great War

E.  The Zimmerman Note (or Telegram) was sent from Germany to Mexico  Germany promised to help Mexico win back Mexican lands lost in Mexican-American war (Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona) if Mexico joined Central Powers Enter war after Zimmerman Note Chapter 1: America and the Great War

A.  Alvin York was an American soldier from Tennessee  Led attack on German machine gun nest  Almost single handedly killed 28 Germans and captured 132 others Alvin York: hero Chapter 1: America and the Great War

T.  The Western Front in France was known for trench warfare  The machine gun made advancing on a defensive position like trenches virtual suicide  The invention of the tank would be a turning point in countering trenches Trench warfare Chapter 1: America and the Great War

W.  New weapons made World War I the deadliest war ever fought (until World War II)  Submarines, tanks, airplanes, machine guns, and poison gas were some of the most notorious new weapons Weapons more advanced Chapter 1: America and the Great War

A.  Americans attacked the St. Mihiel battle front in September of 1918  It became a key breakthrough in the German line that would lead to Germany’s surrender on November 11 American key victory at St. Mihiel Chapter 1: America and the Great War

R.  As America entered the war in 1917, Russian fell into revolution  Communist leader Vladimir Lenin staged a coup d’etat in November 1917 (October on Russian calendar)  The U.S.S.R. was created—the Soviet Union would become a key rival during the Cold War Russian Revolution Chapter 1: America and the Great War