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World History

Ch. 11 WWI and the Russian Revolution

TermDefinition
entente a nonbinding agreement to follow common policies
militarism the glorification of military
Alsace and Lorraine France lost this border province in the Franco-Prussian War in 1871
ultimatum final set of demands
mobilize prepare military forces for war
neutrality policy of supporting neither side of the war
stalemate a deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other
zepplin large gas filled balloons used to bomb the English coast
U-boats nickname for the German word for submarine (Underseeboot)
convoy groups of merchant ships protected by warships
Dardanelles a strait connecting the Black Sea and the Mediterranean
T. E. Lawrence a British Colonel who later became known as Lawrence of Arabia who was sent to support the arabs
total war channeling an entire nations resources into the war
conscription the draft
contraband military supplies and raw materials needed to make military supplies
Lusitania a British liner that was sunk by torpedo by the Germans (1,200 died, 128 were American)
propaganda the spreading of ideas to promote a cause or damage an opposing cause
atrocities horrible acts against innocent people
Fourteen Points a list of terms for resolving this and future wars
self-determination the right for people to choose their own form of government
armistice an agreement to end fighting
pandemic a spread of a disease across a large area
reparations payments for war damage
radicals people who wanted to make extreme changes
collective security a system in which a large group of nations acts as one to preserve peace for all
mandates territories administered by the Western governments
proletariat the growing class of factory and railroad workers, miners and urban wage earners
soviet councils of workers and soldiers
Cheka the secret police
commissars Communist party officials assigned to the army to teach party principles and ensure loyalty
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