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WWI
Vocabulary for WWI Unit.
Question | Answer |
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Militarism | Glorification of the ideals of a professional military; build up of weapons |
Alliances | Defense agreements between countries |
Imperialism | Social, economic, political control of one country over another; gaining territory to build an empire |
Nationalism | Pride in your nation; desire for interdependence from an empire and right to rule your own country |
Ultimatum | Final set of demands |
Propaganda | Spreading of ideas to promote a cause or to damage an opposing cause |
Total War | Channeling of a nations’ entire resources into the war effort |
Self-Determination | Right of people to choose their own form of government |
Trench Warefare | Miles of deep trenches dug into the ground; rats, lice, weather |
Stalemate | Deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other |
Appeasement | Policy of giving in to an aggressor’s demands in order to keep the peace |
Reparation | Payment for war damage, or damage caused by imprisonment |