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history test part 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |