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WHAP VOCAB 7.3:
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conscription | Required enlistment in the armed force. |
| Trench warfare | Combat nations dug hundreds of miles of trenches facing one another, where soldiers ate, slept, and fought. They were often muddy, cold, and rat infested. |
| Poison Gas | One of the most insidious weapons; Chlorine, phosgene, and mustard gas was used (they created gas masks because of this). |
| Machine Guns | Could fire more than 500 rounds of ammunitions per minute. |
| Airplanes | Unable to carry weapons at the time, but eventually they began to fit machine gun and aerial combat began. |
| Stalemate | Where neither the Allies nor Central Powers could secure a decisive victor. |
| Tanks | The British developed this to protect troops as they moved across areas. |
| U-boat | Submarines that attacked ships that carried civilians, including Americans; they were strongly hated. |
| Zimmermann Telegram | In this document the German government offered to help Mexico reclaim territory it had lost to the U.S. (only if Mexico allied with Germany though). |
| Total war | To commit all resources to all war efforts. |
| Propaganda | Communication meant to influence the attitude and opinions of a community around a particular subject by spreading inaccurate information. |
| Global war | WW1 was fought in Europe, Asia, African, and the Pacific & Atlantic Oceans. |
| ANZAC | Half a million Australians and New Zealanders enlisted to fight; these troops were called ANZAC. |
| Gallipoli | Where ANZAC fought; it was a peninsula in northwestern Turkey. |
| Big Four | Aka. Paris Peace Conference: Woodrow Wilson (US), David Lloyd George (Great Britian), Georges Clemenceau (France), and Vittorio Orlando (Italy). |
| 14 Points | A document that pushed Woodrow Wilsons principles which was that "peace without victory". |
| League of Nations | An organization in which all nations of the world would convene to discuss the conflicts openly, as a way to avoid tension. |
| Treaty of Versailles | Formally ended World War I between the Allied Powers and Germany. |
| Reparation | The making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged (what Germany had to do). |
| Weimer Republic |