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11Unlawful combatant — An unlawful combatant or unprivileged combatant/belligerent is a civilian who directly engages in armed conflict in violation of the laws of war. An unlawful combatant may be detained or prosecuted under the domestic law of the detaining state… …
12Belligerent — A belligerent is an individual, group, country or other entity which acts in a hostile manner, such as engaging in combat.In times of war, belligerent countries can be contrasted with neutral countries and non belligerents. However, the… …
13Geneva Convention (1929) — See also Geneva Convention for the amelioration of the condition of the wounded and sick in armies in the field (1929) [ [http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/FULL/300?OpenDocument Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick… …
14Neutrality Act of 1937 — The Neutrality Act of 1937 was a law that unsuccessfully attempted to keep the United States out of international conflicts, including civil wars. Major provisions included:*a prohibition of exporting arms to belligerent nations *a ban on loans… …
15Neutrality (international relations) — For other uses, see Neutral. A map of the world showing the countries in question: neutral countries in green, countries claiming to be neutral in yellow, and countries neutral in the past in blue. A neutral power in a particular war is a… …
16Neutrality Acts of 1930s — For other Neutrality Acts, see Neutrality Act. U.S. Congressional opposition to U.S. involvement in wars and interventions …
17Co-belligerence — is the waging of a war in cooperation against a common enemy without a formal treaty of military alliance. Co belligerence is a broader and less precise status of wartime partnership than a formal military alliance. Co belligerents may support… …
18World War I prisoners of war in Germany — The situation of World War I prisoners of war in Germany is an aspect of the conflict little covered by historical research. However, the number of soldiers imprisoned reached a little over seven million [Jochen Oltmer estimates a figure between… …
19armistice — /ahr meuh stis/, n. a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce: World War I ended with the armistice of 1918. [1655 65; < F < ML armistitium, equiv. to L armi (comb. form of arma ARM2) + stitium a stopping… …
20Woodrow Wilson: War Message — ▪ Primary Source Germany s resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare on February 1, 1917, led the United States to break diplomatic relations on February 3. President Wilson continued to hope for peace, but events seemed to make American …
