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World War 1
Ms. Cottrell Woodcreek High School
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History
10th Grade
10/23/2012

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Term
Alliance
Definition
Nations to agree to cooperate to achieve a common goal.
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Armistice
Definition
Agreement to end fighting in war.
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Atrocity
Definition
Horrible act committed against innocent.
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Collective security
Definition
System in which a group of nations acts as one to preserve the peace of all.
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Conscription
Definition
"The draft" Which required all young men to be ready for military or other services.
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Convoy
Definition
Group of merchant ships protected by warships.
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Entente
Definition
Nonbinding agreement to follow common policies.
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Genocide
Definition
Deliberate attempt to destroy an entire religious or ethnic group.
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Mandate
Definition
After World War I, the territory administered by a western power.
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Militarism
Definition
The glorification of the military.
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Mobilize
Definition
The preparation of military forces for war.
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Neutrality
Definition
The policy of supporting neither side in a war.
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Propaganda
Definition
The spreading of ideas to promote a cause or to damage an opposing cause.
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Radical
Definition
Person who wants to make extreme changes.
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Rationing
Definition
The fixed and limited amount of something especially during a time of shortage or a war.
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Reparations
Definition
A payment for war damage, or damage caused by imprisonment.
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Self – determination
Definition
The right of people to choose their own form of government.
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Stalemate
Definition
A deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other.
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Total war
Definition
The channeling of a nation's entire resources into a lower effort.
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Ultimatum
Definition
The final set of demands.
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