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WH - Topic 16 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| entente | nonbinding agreement to follow common policies |
| militarism | glorification of the military |
| ultimatum | final set of demands |
| mobilize | prepare military forces for war |
| stalemate | deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other |
| zeppelin | large gas-filled balloon |
| convoys | group of merchant ships protected by warships |
| total war | channeling of a nation’s entire resources into a war effort |
| conscription | “the draft,” which required all young men to be ready for military or other service |
| contraband | during wartime, military supplies and raw materials needed to make military supplies that may legally be confiscated by any belligerent |
| propaganda | spreading of ideas to promote a cause or to damage an opposing cause |
| atrocities | horrible act committed against innocent people |
| self-determination | right of people to choose their own form of government |
| armistice | agreement to end fighting in a war |
| pandemic | spread of a disease across a large area, country, continent, or the entire world |
| radical | one who favors extreme changes |
| collective security | system in which a group of nations acts as one to preserve the peace of all |
| reparations | payment for war damage or damage caused by imprisonment |
| mandate | after World War I, a territory administered by a Western power |
| proletariat | working class |
| commissars | Communist party official assigned to the army to teach party principles and ensure party loyalty during the Russian Revolution |