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| Trench Warfare | A form of combat where armies fight each other from opposing fortified positions, usually consisting of long, dugout holes or trenches. |
| Armistice | A truce during wartime |
| Reparations | Monetary compensation to correct something that was done wrong. |
| Stalemate | A situation where there are no clear winners. |
| Boche | Derogatory French term for Germans. *Pronounced (Buush) Such terms are common for the enemy in warfare. The English called a German soldier "Jerry" because of the shape of the helmets. Jerry was English slang for a chamberpot.(bedpan). |
| Legacy | Something handed down from an ancestor or a predecessor or from the past |
| Powder keg | A potentially explosive situation or thing. |
| Ethnic | A sizable group of people sharing a common and distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage |
| Propaganda | Material disseminated by the advocates or opponents of a doctrine or cause |
| Mandate | A territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the control of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves |
| Berm | A mound or bank of earth, used especially as a barrier or to provide insulation |
| Casualty | Someone injured, captured, killed or missing a military engagement. |
| Mobilize | To assemble, prepare, or put into operation for or as if for war |
| Espionage | The act or practice of spying or of using spies to obtain secret information, as about another government or a business competitor |
| Attrition | A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through retirement, resignation, or death |
| Heir | A person who inherits some title or office |
| Neutrality | Nonparticipation in a dispute or war |
| Front | The area of contact between opposing combat forces |
| Static | Having no motion; being at rest; motionless |
| Deterrence | Measures taken by a state or an alliance of states to prevent hostile action by another state |
