Militarism Flashcards

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Militarism

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Building up armies , getting ready for war

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Alliance system

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Agreements or promises to help another country

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Imperialism

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Building up empires

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Nationalism

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Having pride and love for your country, willing to defend it

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5
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Stalemate

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Neither side can win

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Artillery

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Heavy guns ( royal artillery used them )

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7
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Dug out

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A roofed shelter ( built into a wall of a trench )

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Front line

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Part nearest the enemies, where the fighting takes place

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Trench

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A deep, narrow hole used as protection for the soldiers

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Fire step

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A raised platform for soldiers to look and fore over the top of trenches

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Shell shock

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A Mental illness caused by experiences of war

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12
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Suffrage

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The right to vote

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13
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Anti-semitism

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Prejudice against the Jews

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14
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Ghetto

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An enclosed part of a city where the Jews had to live

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15
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The holocaust

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A name for the Nazis , attempt to wipe out the Jews

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Propaganda

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Advertising ; trying to make you think a certain way

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Appeasement

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Trying to make another nation happy by doing as it asks

18
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Depression

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A mental disorder