| Term | Definition |
|---|
| War Raw Materials Board | planned economy and use of raw materials in germany |
| Auxiliary Service Law | (conscription, civilians not innocent in war) required all male noncombatants in germany to work only in jobs crucial for the war effort |
| 1917 | us declares war on germany |
| 1918 | treaty of brest-litovsk |
| treaty of Brest-Litovsk | Russians drop out of war (lenin), lose territory, closed E. front |
| Ludendorff offensive | germany's 'last ditch effort' |
| began Ludendorff offensive | what did germany do after treaty of Brest-Litovsk? |
| July 18 | second battle of the marne |
| 2nd battle of the marne | battle that ends ludendorff offensive |
| 14 points | wilson's intelectual, utopian ideas to prevent war |
| self-determination | right for people to selec their own gov. |
| armistice | 11, 11, 11,11, 1918 (cesefire) |
| forced into democracy | before the armistice is signed, germany is... |
| Clemenceau | premeir of France, wants revenge on germany |
| Orlando | italian rep, expects italia irridenta, but only gets half, feels half as great, so left |
| Wilson, George, Clemenceau, Orlando | 'Big Four' |
| 1919 | Paris Peace Conference |
| Paris Peace Conference | 'Big Four' meet to decide end of war stuff, ect. |
| June 28. 1919 | Treaty of Versailles |
| Treaty of Versailles | officially ends the war, includes article 231, ect. |
| article 231 | war guilt clause, 'it's all germany's fault', must pay reparations |
| reparations | undetermined amount of money to pay for war |
| Polish Corridor | area that was given to poland (water axcess), damaged germans |
| Russia | alienated of allies, 'punished' for leaving war |
| Serbia | rewarded for war |
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