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Social Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| military draft | conscription |
| relating to the armed forces or to soldiers, arms, or war | military |
| having many intricate parts | complex |
| the process of assembling troops and supplies and making them ready for war | mobilization |
| ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause | propaganda |
| fighting from ditches protected by barbed wire, as in World War I | trench warfare |
| a war based on wearing down the other side with constant attacks and heavy losses, such as World War I | war of attrition |
| something or someone marked for attack | target |
| having no restrictions or bounds | unrestricted |
| a war that involved the complete mobilization of resources and people, affecting the lives of all citizens in the warring countries, even those remote from the battlefield | total war |
| an economic system directed by government agencies | planned economy |
| Russian councils composed of representatives from the workers and soldiers | soviets |
| an overthrow of government | revolution |
| assistance such as money or supplies | aid |
| to formally give up control of a country or state | abdicate |
| in World War I Russia, the government control of banks and most industries, the seizing of grain from peasants, and the centralization of state administration under Communist control | war communism |
| mental; directed toward the will or mind | psychological |
| a truce or an agreement to end fighting | armistice |
| common effort | cooperation |
| a payment made to the victor by the vanquished to cover the costs of war | reparation |
| a territory temporarily governed by another nation on behalf of the League of Nations | mandate |