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WWI terms
WWI key terms
| 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 |
| Slavic | relating to peple in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe including Russians, Serbians, Croatians, Poles, Czechs |
| alliance | a union or agreement among groups working toward a common goal |
| Triple Alliane | the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy prior to WW1 |
| Triple Entente | the alliance of France, Britain, and Russia prior to WW1 |
| nationalism | devotion to and support to one's culture and nation, sometimes resulting in the promotion of independence |
| Black Hang | a terrorist group of Bosnian Serbs that was determined to free Bosnia from Austria-Hungary |
| 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 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 |
| deport | to send a person back to his/her country of origin |
| 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 trenches of two opposing forces |
| Western Front | the area of fighting in wetsern Europe during WW1, characterized by trench warfare and inconclusive battles with heavy casualties on both sides |
| artillery | large guns used to fire shells |
| war of attrition | a military strategy based on exhausting the enemy's manpower and resources before yours are exhausted |
| casualties | those injured, killed, captured, or missing in action |
| biplane | an airplane with two sets of wings, one on top of the body, and one underneath |
| reconnaissance | military search or exporation |
| sharpshooter | a person skilled in shooting |
| dogfight | aerial duels between aircraft |
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