| A | B |
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| AIF | Australian Imperial Force, the volunteer army recruited to fight in World War I |
| allies | countries that supported another country |
| ANZAC | Australian and New Zealand Army Corps |
| arms race | race between countries or alliances to build up armed forces and weapons |
| censorship | restriction or control of what people can say, see,hear or read |
| Central Powers | Germany, Austria–Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria |
| conscription | government requirement that people join the armed forces |
| dissent | expression of views that challenge those in authority |
| Eastern Front | foremost line of battle in Eastern Europe |
| imperialism | belief in empire and the means of gaining empires through conquest and occupation |
| IWW | Industrial Workers of the World, a radical, anti-imperialist and anti-war movement |
| Light Horse | Australia’s mounted troops who fought mainly in the Middle East |
| munitions | weapons, ammunition and equipment of war |
| No man’s land | exposed area between opposing armies in trench warfare |
| pacifist | person who holds a religious or other conscientious belief that it is immoral to take part in war |
| propaganda | deliberate distortions of the truth to persuade people to support an action or point of view |
| radical | person who strongly advocates change or reform |
| stalemate | deadlock, a situation where neither side can advance orgain an advantage |
| trench warfare | form of military conflict in which opposing sides fight from trenches facing each other |
| dugouts | shelters that are dug into the sides of trenches for protection |
| Triple Entente | pre-war alliance between Britain, France and Russia |
| Triple Alliance | pre-war alliance between Germany, Austria–Hungary and Italy |
| U-boats | German submarines |
| dysentry | illness related to the inflammation of the intestines |
| armistice | temporary halt to fighting to negotiate for peace |
| empire | peoples and territories ruled by a more powerful nation |
| infantry | soldiers that fight on foot |
| mobilisation | organising military forces in preparation for active service |
