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World History Chapter 14 Flashcards

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10028357394ententea nonbinding agreement to follow common policies0
10028357395militarismglorification of the military1
10028357396Alsace and Lorraineprovinces on the border of Germany and France, lost by France to Germany in 1871; regained by France after WWI2
10028357397ultimatuma final set of demands3
10028357398mobilizeto prepare military forces for war4
10028357399neutralitysupporting neither side in a war5
10028357400stalematea deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other6
10028357401zeppelina large, gas-filled balloon7
10028357402U-boata German submarine8
10028357403convoya group of merchant ships protected by warships9
10028357404Dardanellesa vital strait connecting the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea10
10028357405T. E. LawrenceBritish colonel sent to support the Arab revolt11
10028357406total warchanneling all of a nation's resources into a war effort12
10028357407conscription"the draft," which required all young men to be ready for military or other service13
10028357408contrabandduring wartime, military supplies and raw materials needed to make military supplies that may legally be confiscated by any belligerent14
10028357409Lusitaniaa British liner torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in May 191515
10028357410propagandaspreading ideas to promote or damage a cause16
10028357411atrocitya horrible act committed against innocent people17
10028357412armisticean agreement to end fighting18
10028357413Fourteen PointsU.S. President Woodrow Wilson's list of terms for resolving World War I and future wars19
10028357414self-determinationthe right of people to choose their own form of government20
10028357415pandemica disease spread across a large area, country, continent, or the entire world21
10028357416reparationspayments for war damage22
10028357417radicalspeople who want to make extreme changes23
10028357418collective securitya system in which a group of nations acts as one to preserve the peace of all24
10028357419mandatea territory administered by Western powers25

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