World War One Vocabulary 24

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A policy of aggressive military preparedness; the opinions or actions of people who believe that a country should use military methods, forces, etc., to gain power and to achieve its goals

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Militarism

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A group of nations and/or people that worked together to attack an enemy nation.

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Alliance System

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A policy or practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world

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Imperialism

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A sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other nations

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Nationalism

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An international understanding providing for a common course of action

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Entente

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Ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause or to damage an opposing cause

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Propaganda

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A zone of conflict between armies

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Organization of a nation's armed forces for active military service in time of war or other national emergency

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Mobilization

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An agreement to stop fighting a war

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Armistice

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Statement made in 1918 by US President Wilson saying the Great War was being fought for noble reasons and for post-war peace.

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