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WWI VOCABULARY

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fascination with the glory of war and the power of the military
militarism
building huge armies and navies to outdo rival nations and protect world interests.
arms race
an agreement among nations to support/help one another if war broke out
alliance
the assembly and movement of troops.
mobilization
an understanding between nations
entente
alliance during WWI which consisted of: Germany, Austria-Hungary, & the Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
Central Powers
alliance during WWI which consisted of: Britain, France, Belgium, Italy (1915), and the U.S. (1917)
Allied Powers
a policy of not taking sides
neutality
warfare in which the opposing forces attack & from relatively permanent systems of trenches/ ditches protected by barbed wire entanglements
trench warfare
info. designed to influence public opinions; controlled spread of biased info. to influence what people think
propaganda
Russian Committee or council made up of representatives from the workers, soldiers, and peasants
Soviets
the most Radical Russian socialist group led by Viadimir Lenin who over threw the Russian Czar Nicholas II in 1917.
Bolshevicks
an agreement to end fighting; cease fire
armistice
h. The 4 leaders who created the treaties to end WW1: Pres. Woodrow Wilson (U.S.) Prime Minister David Lloyd George (Britain) Premier Georges Clemenceau ( France), & Prime Minister Vittorio Orlando (Italy)
the big four
payments made by losers of a war to the winners for damages or costs of the war
reparation
c. a peacekeeping organization created by Pres. Woodrow Wilson to prevent future wars.
league of nations
a formal order
mandate
forced enrollment into the military (the draft)
conscription
system of limiting the amounts of food and materials in use
rationing
use of warships to stop people/ goods from entering or leaving an area
blockade

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