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32 Cards in this Set
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militarism-
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glorification of the military
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2. nationalism-
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pride in one's nation or ethnic group
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3. trench warfare-
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soldiers fire on one another from opposing lines of dugout trenches
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4. propaganda-
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spread of information designed to win support for a cause
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5. mobilize-
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to prepare for war
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6. illiterate-
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unable to read or write
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7. convoy-
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large group of merchant vessels sailing together
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8. communism-
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economic and political system based on the idea that social classes and the right to private property should be eliminated; the state owns the means of production and a single party rules
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9. armistice-
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halt in fighting that allows peace talks to begin
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10. self-determinism-
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right of a group to decide its own form of government
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11. reparations-
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payments to cover war damages
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12. deport-
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return to a person's home country
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1. disarmament-
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eduction or limitation of military armaments
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2. anarchist-
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people who oppose all organized government
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3. prohibition-
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total ban on alcoholic drinks
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4. bootlegger-
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liquor smugglers
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5. speakeasy-
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illegal taverns that served liquor
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6. installment buying-
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buying on credit
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7. bull market-
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period of rising stock prices
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8. buying on margin-
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borrowing money in order to buy stocks
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1. overproduction-
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situation in which the supply of manufactured goods exceeds the demand
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2. deficit spending-
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situation in which the government spends more money than it receives in taxes
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3. aggression-
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a warlike act by one country against another
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4. appeasement-
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policy of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war
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5. total war- conflict involving not just armies but entire nations
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conflict involving not just armies but entire nations
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6. rationing-
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act of setting limits on the amount of scarce goods people can buy
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7. intern-
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temporarily imprison
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8. braceros-
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Mexican laborers
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9. island hopping-
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military tactic in which American forces would capture some Japanese-held islands and go around others
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10. kamikaze-
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suicide pilots who crashed their planes into American ships
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11. genocide-
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deliberate attempt to wipe out an entire nation or group of people
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12. war crimes-
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wartime acts of cruelty and brutality that aer judged to be beyond the accepted rules of war and human behavior
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