Militarism Flashcards
Militarism
Building up armies , getting ready for war
Alliance system
Agreements or promises to help another country
Imperialism
Building up empires
Nationalism
Having pride and love for your country, willing to defend it
Stalemate
Neither side can win
Artillery
Heavy guns ( royal artillery used them )
Dug out
A roofed shelter ( built into a wall of a trench )
Front line
Part nearest the enemies, where the fighting takes place
Trench
A deep, narrow hole used as protection for the soldiers
Fire step
A raised platform for soldiers to look and fore over the top of trenches
Shell shock
A Mental illness caused by experiences of war
Suffrage
The right to vote
Anti-semitism
Prejudice against the Jews
Ghetto
An enclosed part of a city where the Jews had to live
The holocaust
A name for the Nazis , attempt to wipe out the Jews