World War 1 Vocab

4. a truce or an agreement to end fighting
7. a conflict that involves the complete mobilization of resources and people, affecting the lives of all citizens in the warring countries, even those remote from the battlefield
8. a political philosophy that glorifies the state above the individual by emphasizeing the need for a strong central government led by a dictatorial ruler
10. a war based on the wearing down the other side with constant attacks and heavy losses, such as World War 1
12. individuals who believe in a policy of national isolation by abstaining from alliances and other international political and economic relations
13. Russian councils composed of representatives from the workers and soldiers
14. a payment made to the victor by the vanquished to cover the costs of war
15. the process of assembling troops and supplies and making them ready for war

1. when a government pays out more money than it takes in through taxation and other revenues, thus going into debt
2. military draft
3. a form of government that controls the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural lives of its citizens
5. a political unit that is controlled by another government that it depends on for protection
6. a system in which private farms are eliminated and peasants work land owned by the government
9. a territory temporarily governed by another nation on behalf of the League of Nations
11. favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom