Key Events

The Treaty of Versailles: signed on June 28,1919. It was a peace settlement between Germany and the Allied Powers.

Zimmerman Telegram: Was a coded message sent from Germany Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmerman to Germany's Ambassador in Mexico Heinrich Von Eckhardt in January 1917

Trench Warfare: Opposing armies battle close together in from a number of ditches dug in the ground. This takes place when neither force has the ability to overtake the opposing side.

Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points: On January 8, 1918 stood in front of a joint session of Congress and gave a speech known as the 14 points. Wilson wanted to ensure the end of World War 1 but also to make sure that it never happened again.