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World War 1 Vocabulary
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04/30/2009

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Militarism
Definition
Glorification of armed strength; exaltation of military virtues and ideals
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Mobilize
Definition
To organize a nation's resources for combat
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Entente
Definition
Friendly understanding or agreement between nations
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Ultimatum
Definition
Demand that puts forth the final terms offered for a settlement. This word is from the Latin word meaning "final," or "last." Usually, an ultimatum implies that severe consequences will follow if it is rejected.
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Belligerent
Definition
Warring nation. This word is from the Latin word meaning "waging war."
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Propaganda
Definition
Ideas, facts, or rumors spread deliberately to further one's cause or to damage an opposing cause. In the seventeenth century, Pope Gregory XV created an organization for propagating or spreading, the Christian fath, hence the term propaganda.
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War of Attrition
Definition
Slow wearing-down process in which each side tries to outlast the other. This situation occurs when there is a stalemate, or deadlock, in a contest or war.
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Contraband
Definition
War materials supplied to a belligerent nation by a neutral nation. Such war materials could be seized if found by the opposing nation's army or navy. The prefix contra- means "against."
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Atrocity
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Brutal crime of war. This word is the noun form of the adjective atrocious, which means barbaric, appalling, or horrifying. To make the noun plural, change the y to i , and add es: atrocities.
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Fourteen Points
Definition
President Woodrow Wilson's plan based on the Allies' aims to end World War 1.
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Armistice
Definition
Agreement to stop fighting until a treaty can be drawn up.
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Reparation
Definition
Payment for war damages. This word is derived from the Latin word meaning "repair."
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Mandate
Definition
Area to be administered by the government of an advanced nation. The goal of the foreign nation would be to prepare the people of the area for self-government.
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Economic Sanction
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Refusal to trade with an offending nation. This policy was one of the penalties that the League of Nation could impose on its members if there was any breach of the agreements.
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Total War
Definition
Armed conflict characterized by the mobilization of all a nation's resources, industry, and population.
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