World History Unit 8

Entente

nonbinding agreement to follow common policies

Militarism

glorification of the military

Ultimatum

final set of demands

Mobilize

prepare military forces for war

Neutrality

policy for supporting neither side in a war

Stalemate

deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other

u/boat

German submarine

Convoy

group of merchant ships protected by warships

total war

channeling of a nations entire resources into a war effort

Conscription

the draft, required all young men to be ready for military or other service

Contraband

during wartime, military supplies and raw materials needed to make military supplies that may be legally be confiscated by an belligerent

Propaganda

spreading of ideas to promote a cause or to damage an opposing cause

fourteen points

list of terms for resolving WWI and future wars outlined by President Woodrow Wilson

Self/determination

right of people to choose their own form of government

Armistice

agreement to end fighting in a war

Pandemic

spread of a disease across a large area, country, continent, or entire world

Reparation

payment for war damage or damage caused by imprisonment

Mandate

after WWI, a territory administered by a Western power