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history test part 1
Question | Answer |
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imperialism | a nations direct or indirect control over the government or economy of other usually smaller or weaker nations |
militarism | fascination with war and the military |
conscription | enrollment into military service by force, military draft |
rationing | system of limiting the amounts of food and materials used |
propoganda | controlled spread of biased information to influence what people think |
blockade | use of warships to stop goods and people from leaving or entering an area |
armistice | agreement to endfighting, cease |
reparation | payments made to the winner of the war for damages |
mandate | formal order |
nationalism | a system of government where people have intense love and respect for ones country |
trench warfare | when both sides dug trenches and fought from underground tunnels, this made the war longer |
lisitania | a british cruise ship sunk by German u-boats without warning |
league of nations | a group of representatives from each country working together |
Sun Yat-sen | founded the nationalist party, was a young medical doctor |
Franz Ferdinand | his assassination started WWI |
Nicholas II | ruled with total power. The people later overthrew him |
Wilhelm II | German who broke off Germanys relationship with Russia |
Vittorio Orlando | prime minister of Italy who sided with the allies in WWI |
Woodrow Wilson | 28th president of the U.S., tried to keep the U.S. neutral |
David Lloyd George | was a French premier involved with the Treaty of Versailles |
Vladmir Lenin | was the leader of the Bolsheviks |