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convoy
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A group that travels with something, such as a ship, to protect it
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armistice
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A temporary agreement to end fighting
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national self-determination
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The idea that borders of countries should be based on ethnicity and national identity
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reparations
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Monetary compensation (money paid) for all of the war damage
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no-man's-land
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The space between opposing trenches; rough barren landscape filled with craters from artillery fire
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John J. Pershing
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Commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF)
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Treaty of Versailles
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The peace treaty to end WWI; it took 5 months to negotiate
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Fourteen Points
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Wilson's peace plan that he took with him to Paris when the Treaty of Versailles was negotiated
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League of Nations
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The fourteenth point of Wilson's peace plan; purpose was to help preserve peace by pledging to respect and protect each other's territory and political independence
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