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WW1 7-5.1
World War 1
Term | Definition |
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nationalist group | groups of people who support nationalism |
militarism | fascination with the glory of war and the power of the military |
arms race | building huge armies and navies to outdo rival nations and protect world interests |
alliance | an agreement among competing blocs nations to help each other if war broke out |
mobilization | the assembly and movement of troops |
entente | an understanding between nations |
balance of power | a situation in which each side has equal power |
Central Powers | one of the two alliances that appeared as war spread |
Allied Powers | the second alliance that appeared as war spread |
neutrality | a policy of not taking sides |
front | a line along which opposing armies face each other |
trench warfare | soldiers fought from two lines of trenches, or ditches. |
civilian | nonmilitary citizens |
propaganda | information designed to influence public opinions |
soviets | committees |
Bolsheviks | the most radical group of the socialist groups |