Chapter 14 Vocab Terms Flashcards
Militarism
Aggressively building up a country for war
Nationalism
Devotion and loyalty to one’s country
Imperialism
Strong countries take over weak countries
Allied powers
Russia, France, Serbia, great Britain. Later on u.s., Italy and Japan entered.
Central powers
Germany, Austria Hungary, and later on Ottoman Empire (turkey)
No mans land
Disputed grounds between the front lines of trenches of 2 opposing lands. Open and surrounded by barbed wire
Trench warfare
Fighting from ditches protected by barbed wire
Conscription
Military draft
Mobilization
The process of assembling troops and supplies and making them ready for war
Neutral
No feelings towards any size
War of attrition
A war based on wearing down the other side with constant attacks and heavy losses.
Planned economy
An economic system directed by the government agencies
Armistice
A truce or an agreement to end fighting
Reparatition
A payment made to the victor by the vanquished to cover the costs of the war
Propaganda
Persuade, promote, and publicize
