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Australian and World War 1
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10th Grade
05/19/2010

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Federation
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Federation is the joining together of colonies to form unite a nation which is governed under a central government e.g Australia was divided into separate colonies but was then united in 1901 and governed by a main, central government.
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Recruitment Drive
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A recruitment drive is the government or nation advertising the army in attempts to have more people join "as their country needs them" e.g. the recruitment drive in Australia during the WW1 in 1914.
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Propaganda
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The systematic effort of controlling public opinion or a course of action by using selected facts, ideas or allegations e.g. Australia advertising the army during WW1.
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Trench Warfare
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A method of warfare in which each side has a set, unmoving line of defence based in trenches e.g. this warfare was used during the Gallipoli campaign and the Western Front in France during WW1
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Military alliance
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A military alliance is an agreement between two, or more, military factions; related to wartime planning or commitments e.g. the triple entente between Britian, Russia and France during WW1.
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Censorship
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Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive e.g. the Australian government lying about the death toll during the Gallipoli campaign.
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Imperialism
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The practice of one country extending its control over the territory, political system, or economic life of another country e.g. Britain had many colonies during the 19th and 20th century including Australia and India.
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Militarism
Definition
a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively or for defence during times of war e.g.Germany upgrading their navy by building newest technology ships called dreadnoughts before WW1.
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Nationalism
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Is the desire of a people who share a common history, culture and language to be a self-governing state - a nation. Nationalism generally involves the identification of an ethnic identity with a state. The subject can include the belief that one's nation is of primary importance e.g. Germany.
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