"The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century," Vocabulary from Chapter 11

This list focuses on the first world war (Unit 3, Chapter 11).

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  1. neutrality
    nonparticipation in a dispute or war
  2. antagonistic
    arousing animosity or hostility
  3. rivalry
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize
  4. militarism
    maintaining a strong force of armed services
  5. alliance
    an agreement establishing an association between groups
  6. refugee
    an exile who flees for safety
  7. siege
    an action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place
  8. trench
    a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of earth
  9. warfare
    the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
  10. devastating
    wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
  11. emigrate
    leave one's country of residence for a new one
  12. atrocity
    an act of shocking cruelty
  13. propaganda
    information that is spread to promote some cause
  14. armament
    weaponry used by military or naval force
  15. provocation
    unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
  16. draft
    compulsory military service
  17. defer
    hold back to a later time
  18. convoy
    a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships
  19. infantry
    an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
  20. artillery
    an army unit that uses big guns
  21. bombardment
    an attack by dropping explosive devices
  22. offensive
    the action of attacking an enemy
  23. conscientious
    guided by or in accordance with a sense of right and wrong
  24. exemption
    immunity from an obligation or duty
  25. excise
    a fee measured by the amount of business done
  26. hysteria
    state of violent mental agitation
  27. espionage
    the systematic use of spies to obtain secrets
  28. migration
    the movement of persons from one locality to another
  29. establishment
    the act of forming something
  30. league
    an association of states or individuals for common action
  31. treaty
    a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
  32. guilt
    the state of having committed an offense
  33. reparation
    compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors
  34. fascist
    relating to authoritarian hierarchical government
  35. vengeance
    harming someone in retaliation for something they have done
Created on Wed Nov 16 14:17:13 EST 2016 (updated Sun Nov 20 11:31:06 EST 2016)

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