"isms"
The Military
Weapons
The Empire
War Strategies
100
a policy or belief that a nation should expand its territory by taking over other nations to rule them and take their natural resources
imperialism
100
the branch of a nation's military that battles in the air
air force
100
the bullets or shells shot from a weapon
ammunition
100
an area under the control of a mother country, whose purpose is to provide resources to help the mother country
colony
100
to stop people or supplies from entering or leaving a country during a war
blockade
200
the policy of is staying out of conflicts and political affairs with other nations
isolationism
200
the branch of a nation's military that battles on land
army
200
a cigar-shaped missile designed to be fired from an airplane, ship, or submarine to explode on reaching a target
torpedo
200
a group of countries under the rule of one country
empire
200
an attack made in order to defend against an enemy or opponent
counter-offensive
300
the belief or the desire of a government or a people that a country should maintain a strong military and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests
militarism
300
the highly trained branch of a nation's military that specializes in combat on land and sea
marines
300
a large gun that is used to fire shells high into the air for a short distance
howitzer
300
to make a region or territory a part of your nation
annexed
300
 combat or fighting with military airplanes
dogfight
400
feeling loyal and proud of your nation and believing your nation is better and more important than other nations
nationalism
400
the branch of a nation's military that battles at sea
navy
400
a bomb that is placed in the ground or in water and that explodes when it is touched
mine
400
a nation that has other nations under its control
mother country
400
going into another nation with your military with the intent to conquer or take over
invasion
500
when newspapers exaggerated the truth or embellished stories to make them seem a bigger deal than they actually were
yellow journalism
500
any information that is valuable to a nation's government or military
intel
500
a short light cannon used to shoot shells high into the air
mortar
500
a region or area of land under the authority or protection of a nation
territory
500
attacking an enemy
offensive