WH WWI Vocab

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Nationalism

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extreme pride or patriotism for one’s country

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Militarism

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Belief in enhancing military strength to gain or maintain power; glorification of military ideals.

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Propaganda

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Deliberately spread ideas and information to further a cause or damage an opposing one, often exaggerated or false.

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Draft

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A system requiring young people to join a country's armed forces for service.

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Trench Warfare

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Opposing forces attack and defend from permanent holes dug in the ground.

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Stalemate

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A situation where progress is blocked by either side; a draw or deadlock.

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Armistice

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Agreement to stop fighting a war.

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Reparations

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Money paid by a losing country for damages caused in war.

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Ally

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A country that supports and helps another country in a war.

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Central Powers

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Alliance of Austria-Hungary and Germany, later joined by Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire.