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WWI Vocab
American History
Question | Answer |
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Militarism | belief of a government that maintains a strong military |
Alliances | People who are on the same team |
Imperialism | extending a country's power |
Nationalism | Identification of a nation |
Propaganda | Information to influence opinion |
Contraband | goods that are illegal |
Appease | acceding to there demands |
Bogged | Becoming stuck |
Phosgene | organic chemical |
Caustic | able to burn |
mediate | an agreement with people |
Espionage | spying |
Sedition | conduct a speech |
activists | efforts to promote |
pacifists | i person who believes in violence |
Inability | unable to do something |
disillusionment | feeling disappointed |
abdication | failure to fulfill responsibility |
contentious | cause an argument |
communism | a political theory |
prejudice | an opinion |
Infantry | soldiers marching |
prosecute | legal proceedings |
patriotic | greatly support your country |
turmoil | confusion |
hostility | angry behavior |
migration | seasonal movement from animals |
Armistice | An argument on war |
Commodity | an item |
Spade | tool with sharp edge |
Coveted | wanting something |
Medal of honor | taking a risk for your country |
Apparatus | special equipment |
Bedrock | solid rock |
Derrick | a crane that moves crates on a ship |
Detrimental | could cause harm |
exorbitant | an unreasonable price for tickets |
fusion | joining two or more things together |
Rotary | a center or axis that rotates |
Temperance | something from an alcoholic drink |