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Flashcards by Alessandra Cappelletti, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Alessandra Cappelletti
over 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Industrial revolution | the period 1750-1900 when Britain became the first industrial nation |
| Entrepreneur | a person who makes profit through risk and initiative |
| Patent | exclusive right to an invention |
| Canal | man-made waterway |
| Turnpike | road where a toll or fee was paided |
| Turnpike trust | a company set up to improve the conditions on a stretch of road charging a toll for its use |
| Empire | Large territory under supreme ruler |
| Colony | a body of people who settle in a country but remain subject to the parent country |
| colonisation | a policy of extending control over weaker people |
| Abolitionist | someone who wants to stop the slave trade |
| Militarism | enthusiasm over military force |
| Alliances | Treaty relationship between countries |
| Imperialism | desire for empire |
| Nationalism | loyalty and decision to one's country |
| Ring of steel | German belief that she was surrounded by the hostile Triple Entente and might be attacked. |
| Mobilisation | getting troops ready for war and moving them to the front |
| The Schlieffen Plan | Germans plan to defeat France within 6 weeks, the Russia. they go through Belgium instead to the short cut because they want to take down the French by surprise. |
| Stalemate | deadlock; unable to move |
| Attrition | wearing away of strength |
| Propaganda | 1.a method of persuading others to a point of view 2. organised distribution of political information |
| DORA | Defence Of the Realm Act |
| Patriotism | love and loyalty to your country |
| Treaty of Versailles | This was the peace treaty that Germany was forced to sign after WW1 in June 28 1919 |
| Reparations | large sums of money that Germany had to repay (or any country) |
| Diktat | A dictated peace, the Germans were not invited to the talks, they had to accept the terms |
| The Dolchstoss | stabbed in the back |
| Censorship | suppression of unacceptable material |
| Appeasement | to give in to avoid aggression and or punishment |
| Blitzkrieg | an intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory. it means 'lightening' in German. |
| Dunkirk | the retreat of British and French soldiers from the Germans because they were outnumbered by weapons and troops. |
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