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WW1 2
Counterpoints Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| imperialism | the policy of one nation acquiring, controlling, or dominating another country or region |
| militarism | a nation's policy of enlisting, training, equipping, and maintaining armed forces ready for war |
| nationalism | devotion to and support of one's culture and nation, sometimes resulting in the promotion of independence |
| Triple Alliance | the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy prior to the First World War |
| Triple Entente | the alliance of France, Britain, and Russia prior to the First World War |
| profiteering | making a profit by raising prices on needed goods or producing poor quality materials |
| War Measures Act | an Act that gives the federal government emergency powers during the wartime, including the right to detain people without laying charges |
| habeas corpus | the right of a detained person to be brought before a judge or other official to decide whether the detention is lawful |
| enemy alien | a national living in a country that is at war with his/her homeland |
| internment camp | a government-run camp where people who are considered a threat are detained |
| Schlieffen Plan | Germany's plan to stage a two front war with Russia in the east and France in the west |
| no man's land | the area between the trenches of two opposing forces |
| Western Front | the area of fighting in western Europe during the First World War, characterized by trench warfare and inconclusive battles with heavy casualties to both sides |
| war of attrition | a military strategy based on exhausting the enemy's manpower and resources before yours are exhausted, usually involving great losses on both sides |
| convoy | a group of ships traveling together protected by an armed force |
| Victory Bonds | bonds issued by the Canadian government to support the war effort |
| honor rationing | a civilian effort to consume less and conserve supplies on the home front |
| propaganda | information, usually produced by governments, presented in such a way as to inspire and spread particular beliefs or opinions |
| conscription | forced enlistment in the armed forces of all fit men of certain ages |
| Military Service Act | a 1917 Act that made conscription compulsory for all Canadian men between the ages of 20 and 45, calling up the younger men first |
| labor movement | groups organized to improve conditions for workers |
| Military Voters Act | an Act that allowed men and women overseas to vote |
| Wartime Elections Act | an Act that gave the vote to Canadian women related to servicemen, but cancelled the vote for conscientious objectors and immigrants from enemy countries |
| khaki election | the name given to the 1917 federal election because of Borden's efforts to win the military election |
| Union Government | the coalition government formed by Conservatives and some Liberals and independents that governed Canada from 1917 to 1920 |
| socialist | a believer in a political and economic system in which the means of production and distribution in a country are publicly owned and controlled for the benefit of all members of a society |
| Central Powers | the German Empire, the Austria-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria |
| Hundred Days Campaign | the final Allied offensive against the Central Powers on the Western Front, from August 8 to November 11, 1918 |
| armistice | an agreement by warring parties to end hostilities |
| Paris Peace Conference | a meeting in Paris in 1919 to discuss the terms of a peace agreement after the First World War |
| Treaty of Versailles | one of the treaties that ended the First World War; it imposed strict sanctions on Germany |
| War Guilt Clause | an article in the Treaty of Versailles that made Germany responsible for starting the First World War |
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