WWI Key Terms/Concepts Flashcards
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Ersatz goods
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Substitute goods that are produced when regular goods cannot be obtained.
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Total war
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Where an entire nation’s resources and energy is dedicated to the war effort.
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Supreme War Office
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A German office established by Hindenburg in 1916 to control war production.
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War socialism
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Where a country’s economy is controlled by the government during war.
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Dilution
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A process in Britain which allowed unskilled works to work in skilled occupations.
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Conscientious objectors
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- people who refused to enlist on the army for moral reasons
- slang termed as “conchies”
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Absolutists
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- an extreme form of conscientious objectors who refused to be involved in even non-combatant activities
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Propaganda
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Deliberate presentation of a biased and often exaggerated one-sided point of view
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Martial law
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Military rule imposed on a civilian society
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Attrition
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To the last man.
