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WW I Vocabulary Quiz
Mr. Wise
Term | Definition |
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Militarism | The policy of building up strong-armed forces to prepare for war |
Nationalism | The pride in or extreme love and devotion to your own nation. |
Autocracy | A country that is ruled by one person with unlimited power. |
Alliance System | The defensive agreement between one or more nations. |
Armistice | An agreement to stop fighting between nations. |
Mobilization | The gathering of resources and the preparation to fight a war. |
Imperialism | When powerful countries want to control the economic and political affairs of a weaker country. |
Pacifist | People who are opposed to (against) war and violence. |
League of Nations | Set up to help preserve peace and prevent future war by pledging to respect and protect one another's territory and political independence. |
Reparations | Payments made for damage done during the war. |