World War I Vocabulary Shining Star, Book A UNIT 4, Part 1.
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Transcript of World War I Vocabulary Shining Star, Book A UNIT 4, Part 1.
World War IVocabulary
Shining Star, Book A
UNIT 4, Part 1
VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT
p. 137
allies
• Britain and France were allies, so they fought together against other countries.
• countries that fight on the same side
enemy
• Britain and France’s enemy was Germany.
• the opposing side; not friends
surrendered
• Germany knew it could not win the war, so it surrendered.
• gave up victory
tension
• The tension between the two countries grew into a conflict.
• nervousness; anxiety; bad feeling
terrorists
• A group of terrorists hid bombs in the train, frightening the passengers.
• people who secretly do terrible things in order to scare or frighten the public
treaty
• A treaty was signed in 1919, and peace returned to Europe.
• a document that shows agreement between two sides
World War I
pp. 138 - 147
overseas trade
• the buying and selling of foreign products
colonies
• countries or areas that are ruled by other countries
resources
• things that create wealth, such as land and energy
alliances
• agreements between countries to become allies (friends – on the same side)s
assassination
• the killing of an important person
emperor
• ruler of a country or countries
inventions
• completely new things
technology
• the knowledge and equipment that is used in the making of machines, etc.
choking
• coughing, gasping for breath
blisters
• lumps on the skin, filled with liquid usually caused by burning
neutral
• not supporting any country or alliance in a conflict
unrestricted
• without limits
cargo ships
• ships that carry food and other things
supplies
• things that people need for daily life
starving
• very hungry
armistice
• agreement to stop fighting
civilians
• people who aren’t in the army or navy