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Making Connections

World War I had raged on for nearly three years when an ambitious plan to end it was proposed.

You will see the plan and quotes from it below. Follow the instructions and answer the questions in the blank boxes that follow each quote or document.

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To the extent possible under law, National Archives Foundation has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to “Evaluating a Proposed Plan to End World War I”