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WWI Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Ammunition | Is the material, fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon or weapon system |
Allied Powers | WWI alliance that included Britain, France, Russia and the U.S |
Armistice | An agreement to end fighting in a war |
Atrocities | Brutal acts of violence against civilians |
Belligerents | Nations at war |
Central Powers | WWI alliance that included Germany, Austria- Hungary (A-H), Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria |
Contraband | Materials deemed illegal |
Fourteen Points | A Plan designed by U.S. President Wilson to bring about lasting peace |
Militarism | The glorification and expansion of military strength |
Mobilize | To prepare a military for war to move towards war |
Munitions | Military equipment and supplies, especially bombs, shells and guns |
Propaganda | Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view |
The Balkans | Region of southeast Europe known for great ethnic diversity and conflict |
The Bolsheviks | Led by Lenin was a Russian communist party that came to power after the Russian Revolution |
Treaty of Versailles | Peace treaty after WWI that dealt harshly with Germany |
Ultimatum | The threat of harmful action if specific demands are not met |
War of attrition | A strategy designed to wear down and outlast the enemy |