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Medic A soldier with medical training

Artillery Large guns that can shoot at far-away targets

Casualty Someone killed in War – could be soldier or civlian

Assassinate To kill someone in power

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EmpireA large group of colonies over a large area

AllianceAgreement with other countries to help defend if attacked

Trench War-fare

Battles fought over time where combatants dig trenches for safety

Civilian A non-soldier citizen

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Draft A mandatory call-up to serve in the armed forces

Armistice Agreement to stop fighting

Aggressor Someone who starts conflict

PartyA group of people who think and vote the same

InvasionArmed take-over of another country

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OccupyTo take over and stay in another country without killings

Naval Having to do with the Navy

Pact An agreement between parties

Pearl Harbor

U.S. Naval base; Americans kept ships; sneak attacked by Japan which brought Americans into WWII

Theater(in war)

Where the fighting takes place

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Front (in war)

Where the actual fighting takes place (the front line of action)

HolocaustKilling of Jews and other directed by Nazi leaders in 1930’s and 40’s

JewFollowers of the teachings of Abraham – Hated by Hitler

Genocide Killing of an entire race

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Anti-semitismHatred towards Jews

Ghetto

Crowded cities/camps where Jews were forced to live during Nazi rule

NuremburgLaws

Laws designed to take away rights from Jews

QuotaMeeting a certain number (Maximum number)

KristallnachtNight of Germany aggression towards Jews (looting, arrests without cause, shooting

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ConcentrationCamp

Prison camps where Jews were forced to work or wait to be executed

FinalSolution

Hitler’s plan to kill all Jews

AxisPowers

German, Italy and Japan in WWII

AlliedPowers

U.S., France, Britain and Russia alliance in WWII

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SurrenderTo give up and stop fighting

AtomicBomb

New, powerful weapon that could destroy entire cities with 1 bomb

ScapegoatSomeone that is blamed for something they did not do

Nazi A follower of Hitler’s beliefs

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Segregation Separation by race, creed or color

HarassTo cause someone to have undue stress due to different views or are different

Agenda A plan to do something