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Vocabulary Terms list 5
Vocabulary Terms for quiz leading to WW II
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Social Studies
8th Grade
12/28/2012

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Propaganda
Definition
The spread of information designed to win support for a cause.
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Lusitania
Definition
British passenger liner sunk off the coast of Ireland by German U-boat
(1200 died including 128 Americans).
Term
stalemate
Definition
A deadlock in which neither side can get a clear victory.
Term
Trench Warfare
Definition
Soldiers fire on one another from opposing lines of dugout trenches.
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Militarism
Definition
Glorification of the military that caused tension in Europe.
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imperialism
Definition
Building empires by imposing political and economic control over peoples around the world.
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Socialist
Definition
Economic belief that the production and distribution of goods is controlled by the government
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Nationalism
Definition
Pride in one's nation or ethnic group.
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isolationism
Definition
Avoiding involvement in other countries’ affairs.
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isthmus
Definition
A narrow strip of land joining two larger areas of land.
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