Week 23 Vocab

Question 1

a policy or belief of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other countries, especially avoiding alliances and international commitments.

Answer 1

Isolationism

Question 2

the state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict or disagreement.

Answer 2

Neutrality

Question 3

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

Answer 3

Propaganda

Question 4

to organize and prepare (troops) for active service.

Answer 4

Mobilize

Question 5

used to emphasize the extent of something bad or unwelcome.

Answer 5

Cataclysmic

Question 6

the perception or belief that a country is “exceptional” (i.e., unusual or extraordinary) and superior in some way.

Answer 6

Exceptionalism

Question 7

Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, the United States

Answer 7

Allies

Question 8

Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire

Answer 8

Central Powers

Question 9

the ultimate reason the United States entered World War I

Answer 9

Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare

Question 10

type of land warfare using occupied lines largely comprising military trenches, in which combatants are well-protected from the enemy fire and artillery.

Answer 10

Trench warfare