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US History Chapter 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. militarism | a policy of aggressive military preparedness |
| 2. nationalism | loyalty and devotion to a nation |
| 3. propaganda | the spreading of ideas about an institution of individual for the purpose of influencing opinion |
| 4. contraband | goods whose importation, exportation, or possession is illegal |
| 5. victory garden | a garden planted by civilians during war to raise vegetables for home use, leaving more of other foods for the troops |
| 6. espionage | spying, especially to gain government secrets |
| 7. convoy | a group that travels with something, such as a ship, to protect it |
| 8. armistice | a temporary agreement to end fighting |
| 9. national self-determination | the free choice by the people of a nation of their own future political status |
| 10. reparations | payment by the losing country in a war to the winner for the damages caused by the war |
| 11. cost of living | the cost of purchasing goods and services essential for survival |
| 12. general strike | a strike involving all the workers in a particular geographic location |
| 13. deport | to expel an individual from the country |