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Q1W6 Vocab
Vocab for W6 - World War I
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alliance | an agreement made between two or more countries to give each other help if it is needed |
| anti-Semitism | discrimination and hostility towards Jews |
| armistice | an end of fighting |
| entente | a friendly understanding or informal alliance between states or factions |
| imperialism | when one country takes over new lands or countries and makes them subject to their rule |
| isolationism | a governmental policy to stay neutral in times of war; this often means refraining from doing business with any other country |
| militarism | extreme growth and development of a country's military; the army and military forces are given a high profile by the government |
| reconnaissance | military observation of a region to locate an enemy |
| reparations | the compensation for war damage paid by a defeated state |
| trench warfare | system of fighting used during WWI, in which opposing sides dug elaborate trenches used to protect soldiers and weapons from incoming bullets and bombs |