World War I Vocabulary

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Militarism

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A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war

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Conscription

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A military draft

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Alliance/Entente

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A union of two or more groups

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Mobilization

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The process of assembling troops and supplies and making them ready for war

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Propaganda

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Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.

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Blockade

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A war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy

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Nationalism

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Pride in one's country

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Trench Warfare

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A type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other.

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Central Powers

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The alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire

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Allied Powers WWI

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The alliance of Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States.