Ch. 6 Vocab

contraband

• Items that are illegal to trade or transport during peacetime

• Goods that are allowed to be transported during wartime

• During wartime, military supplies and raw materials needed to make military supplies that may be confiscated

• Personal belongings that soldiers can carry with them

armistice

• an agreement to end fighting

• a type of military strategy

• a formal declaration of war

• a peace treaty signed after a conflict

ultimatum

• a final set of demands

• an initial proposal

• a casual suggestion

• a vague request

mobilize

• to prepare a military force for war

• to gather resources for a project

• to organize a community event

• to initiate a business plan

stalemate

• a situation where one side wins decisively

• a deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other

• a strategy to gain an advantage

• a temporary pause in negotiations

self-determination

• the right of people to choose their own form of government

• the process of making decisions based on personal preferences

• the ability to govern oneself without external interference

• the principle of equality among all nations

propaganda

• spreading ideas to promote or damage a cause

• a method of scientific research

• a type of political party

• a form of artistic expression

convoy

• a group of merchant ships protected by warships

• a single merchant ship sailing alone

• a fleet of warships on a training mission

• a group of fishing boats in a harbor

conscription

• the draft

• voluntary enlistment

• military exemption

• civil service

zeppelin

• large gas-filled balloon

• small hot air balloon

• type of airplane

• underwater vessel