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WWI
World War One Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Zeppelin | German hot air balloon |
| U-boat | German submarine |
| Stalemate | a deadlock in which neither side can achieve victory |
| Neutrality | the policy of supporting neither side |
| Nationalism | Pride in one's country |
| Imperialism | When a larger country dominates a weaker one |
| Militarism | The build up of one's armed forces |
| Alliances | a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes. |
| Dardanelles | a vital strait connecting the Black and Mediterranean Seas |
| propaganda | information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution or nation, |
| atrocities | horrible acts |
| self-determination | the right of people to choose their form of government |
| armistice | an agreement to stop fighting |
| Treaty of Versailles | Very harsh on Germany |
| No mans land | Area between trenches |
| Fourteen Points | President Wilson Plan for after WWI |
| Lusitania | the boat German Uboat sank bringing the US into WWI |
| reparations | monies paid by German after the war |