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WW1 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Isolationism | a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries |
Imperialism | a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. |
foreign policy | a government's strategy in dealing with other nations.: "a scathing critic of US foreign policy" "a foreign-policy crisis". |
neutrality | the state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict |
armistice | an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce. |
Militarism | the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. |
nationalism | patriotic feelings, principles, or efforts. |
stalemate | any position or situation in which no action can be taken or progress made; deadlock |
propaganda | information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view |
Monroe Doctrine | a principle of US policy, originated by President James Monroe in 1823, that any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US |
yellow journalism | journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration |
Central Powers | (in World War I) Germany and Austria-Hungary, often with their allies Turkey and Bulgaria, as opposed to the Allies. |
Allied Powers | (in World War I) the powers of Great Britain, France, Russia, with the nations allied with them (Belgium, Serbia, Japan, Italy, and the United States |
alliances | a union or association formed for mutual benefit |
Select Services Act | authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through conscription. |
Treaty of Versailles | Treaty that ended the war between Germany and the allied powers |
Reparations | the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged |