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Ch 24
History Quiz
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8th Grade
02/02/2012

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warmonger
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person who tries to stir up war
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czar
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russian emperors
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draft
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a law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military
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illiterate
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unable to read or write
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bureaucracy
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is a system of managing government through departments run by appointed officals
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pacifist
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people who refuse to fight in any war because they believe war is evil
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socialist
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believes that the people as whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits from all businesses
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nationalism
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pride in ones nation
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militarism
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is the policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war
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mobilize
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prepare for war
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kaiser
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german emperor
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stalemate
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is a deadlock in which neither side is strong enough to defeat the other
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trench warfare
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soldiers spent day after day shelling the enemy
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propaganda
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spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause
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U-boats
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a fleet of submarines
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