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question		réponse
alliance commencer à apprendre		a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes
airplane commencer à apprendre		a powered flying vehicle that is heavier than air
chemical warfare commencer à apprendre		use of harmful gases in combat
conscientious objector commencer à apprendre		one who for moral reasons refuses to serve in combat
conscription commencer à apprendre		compulsory enlistment for military service; “the draft”
convoy commencer à apprendre		a group of vehicles traveling together for mutual protection
Great Migration commencer à apprendre		movement of 6 million blacks from the rural South to the Northeast, Midwest, and West between 1910 and 1970
militarism commencer à apprendre		glorification of the military
mobilization commencer à apprendre		act of assembling and making both troops and supplies ready for war
nationalism commencer à apprendre		pride in one’s nation, often with belief in its superiority
naval blockade commencer à apprendre		use of ships to isolate a place of importance for an enemy
trench warfare commencer à apprendre		type of combat in which opposing troops fight from dug-in positions facing each other

Chapter 12: The United States in World War I