Vocab 1
Pride and loyalty to one's nation; in its extreme form, a belief that one's nation should be separate from or is more important than others.
Nationalism
Policy or belief in a strong military force.
Militarism
The food ______ included a fixed amount of sugar.
Ration
A ditch dug by soldiers in the war where they shelter from enemy fire.
Trench
An agreement between people, groups, or nations to work together toward a common goal.
Alliance
My brother ______ in the army because they offered to help him pay for medical school.
Enlist
False or biased information that is used to make the general public feel a certain way about a political issue or situation.
Propaganda
World War I, fought from 1914 to 1918 between the Allies (Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire).
Great War
The soldiers dug a ______, which
A system or policy of one country taking control of other countries using force and diplomacy.
Imperialism
A set amount of food or supplies given out, especially during war.
Ration
Europeans practiced ______ when they claimed land in Africa, Asia, and Latin America as their own and imposed their governments on the people who already lived there.
Imperialism
To join the armed forces.
Enlist
An agreement by all sides in a war to stop fighting.
Armistice
As ______ became popular, people displayed flags outside of their homes.
Nationalism