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alliance

a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes

airplane

a powered flying vehicle that is heavier than air

chemical warfare

use of harmful gases in combat

conscientious objector

one who for moral reasons refuses to serve in combat

conscription

compulsory enlistment for military service; “the draft”

convoy

a group of vehicles traveling together for mutual protection

Great Migration

movement of 6 million blacks from the rural South to the Northeast, Midwest, and West between 1910 and 1970

militarism

glorification of the military

mobilization

act of assembling and making both troops and supplies ready for war

nationalism

pride in one’s nation, often with belief in its superiority

naval blockade

use of ships to isolate a place of importance for an enemy

trench warfare

type of combat in which opposing troops fight from dug-in positions facing each other

Chapter 12: The United States in World War I