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ww1 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nationalism | A feeling of pride in you nation or ethnic (culture) and extreme loyalty to that group |
| Imperialism | Spreading the political or economic control of one country over another |
| Militarism | The idea that a nation will use its armed forces to threaten and acquire power over other nations or people; a policy of aggressive military preparedness |
| Alliance | An agreement of friendship to protect one another |
| Casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| Neutrality | not taking sides |
| Pacifist | a person who is opposed to war, and refuses to fight under any circumstances |
| Trench Warfare: A system of fighting a war from ditches dug to slow down the enemy and protect the infantry soldiers from enemy fire | A system of fighting a war from ditches dug to slow down the enemy and protect the infantry soldiers from enemy fire |
| Huns | Slang term for Germans during WWI to imply they were savage and uncivilized |
| No Man’s Land | Are between enemy lines/armies |
| Contraband & Munition | illegal goods; war materials |