Warm-Up: Tuesday, th October 26 List the Central Powers, Allied Powers, and the Neutral countries from the map we colored on Friday. World War I Vocabulary Unit 7 Alliance • A union to promote a common interest Democracy • Government in which supreme power is held by the people Convoy • A group of ships traveling together for protection Contraband • Goods legally prohibited in trade; smuggled goods imperialism • Establishing political or economical control over other countries Nationalism • Devotion to national interests, unity, and independence Mire • Swampy ground that is soft, deep mud Progressivism • Belief in moderate political change and social improvement by government actions Propaganda • The spreading of ideas or information to further or damage a cause Allies • The group of nations consisting of Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Belgium, and other smaller nations Central Powers • The group of nations consisting of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey Trench • A long narrow cut in the ground used to shelter soldiers socialism • A social system based on government ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods neutrality • Taking neither side in a conflict U-Boats • German submarines conscription • Military Draft • A way of choosing soldiers by pulling names out of a box and putting those soldiers into military Rationing • Controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, and services • Controls size, amount, day and time Propaganda!! Total War • War limitless in size • Limitless in the mobilization of all available resources and troops Armistice • Situation in a war where the parties agree to stop fighting • Not necessarily the end of war • Usually just a cessation while peace is made Self-Determination • Nations have the right to freely decide on their sovereignty and political status without interference Unrestricted submarine warfare • An approach where submarines sink merchant ships without warning