Chapter 27 Flashcards
The policy of burning and destroying all the property in a given area so as to deny it to an enemy
Scorched-earth-Policy
An arrangement in which a neutral third party conclusively determines the outcome of a dispute between two parties
arbitration
the policy of forcibly removing a population to confined areas in order to deny support to enemy forces
Reconcentration
A specific act of extreme cruelty
Atrocity
An article or clause in a statue, treaty, or contract establishing a particular stipulation or condition affecting the while document
Provision
A person or thing forcibly held in order to obtain certain goals or agreements
Hostage
The process of assimilating American character, manner, ideals, culture, and so on
Americanization
In international affairs, the territory where a powerful state exercises the dominant control over weaker states or territories
Sphere of Influence
In politics, the act of dividing a weaker territory or government among several more powerful states
Partition
A person of supposedly “pure Blood,” presumed to be descended form nobility or aristocracy
Blue blood
Disposed to fight or go to war
Bellicose
The accumulation of sufficient armed forces and material go to war
Preparedness
A secondary inference or deduction from a main propostion that is assumed to be established or proven
corollary
A payment assessed to compensate for an injury or illegal action
Indemnity
