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WWI Part 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| militarism | policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war |
| alliances | when nations promise to defend and help each other - keep peace |
| imperialism | belief that stronger countries should control weaker countries; rivalry, mistrust, and anger |
| nationalism | devotion to one's nation and its interest |
| terrorist | one who deliberately uses violence to spread fear and achieve political goals |
| trench warfare | war combat in which soldiers are located in trenches (ditches) dug into the ground |
| neutral | not taking sides in a conflict |
| propaganda | spreading of ideas to help (positive) a cause or hurt (negative) an opposing cause |
| Central Powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire |
| Allied Powers | France, Great Britain, Russia, and later Italy and USA |
| stalemate | a situation or conflict in which both sides are evenly matched and can't make progress against the other |
| u-boat | a German submarine |
| assassination | murder of a public figure |