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Sexton chapter 14
Bellevue West Chapter 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pacifism | Opposition to all war |
| Militarism | Glorification of the military |
| Entente | Nonbinding agreement to follow common policies |
| Ultimatum | Final set of demands |
| Mobilize | Prepare military forces for war |
| Neutrality | Policy of supporting neither side in a war |
| Stalemate | Deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other |
| No man's land | Empty tract of land where everything has been destroyed by war |
| Zeppelin | Large, gas-filled balloon |
| U-boat | German submarine |
| Convoy | Group of merchant ships protected by warships |
| Total War | Channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort |
| Conscription | "The draft" which required all young men to be ready for the military |
| Propaganda | Spreading of ideas and information to promote a certain cause or to damage an opposing cause |
| Atrocity | Brutal act committed against innocent people |
| Self-determination | Right of people to choose their own form of government |
| Armistice | Mutual agreement to end fighting in a war |
| Pandemic | Spread of a disease across a large area, country, continent, or entire world |
| Reparations | Payment for war damages or damages caused by imprisonment |
| Collective Security | System in which a group of nations acts as one to preserve the peace of all |
| Mandate | After WWI, a territory that was administered by a western power |
| Kaiser William II | German Momarch during WWI |
| Woodrow Wilson | U.S. President during WWI |
| David Llyod George | British Prime Minister during WWI |
| Archduke Franz Ferdinand | Austrian heir to the throne, his assassination sparked WWI |
| Georges Clemenceau | French President durning WWI |