A | B |
armistice | truce, ceasefire (temporary) |
treaty | document that defines terms of peace (permanant) |
amputation | medical removal of a limb (legs, hands, arms, etc.) |
autocrat | dictator/absolute monarch |
propaganda | literature, posters, films, etc that promtes and/or misleads people |
pacifist | a person who refuses to fight in a war |
trench | narrow dug out channel in the ground us for soldiers defense |
dysentery | virus that causes extreme diarrhea |
alliance | partnership, confederation |
artillery | heavey firearms, cannons, rocket launchers, mortar fire, etc. |
attrition | reduction in resources or number of people |
mobilization | active preparation for war i.e. sending troops to war, production of arms, etc. |
rationing | limiting or restricting consumption of resources |
ultimatum | a final demand or set of terms that must be complied with or negative consequences will follow; demands with consequences |
neutrality | party or county takes no side in conflict |