3rd term vocab

Question 1

United Nations

Answer 1

the nations that signed the joint declaration in Washington, D.C., January 2, 1942, pledging to employ full resources against the Axis powers, not to make a separate peace, etc.

Question 2

Declaration of Human Rights

Answer 2

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948 at the Palais de Chaillot, Paris.

Question 3

violation

Answer 3

a breach, infringement, or transgression, as of a law, rule, promise,

Question 4

refugee

Answer 4

a person who flees for refuge or safety, especially to a foreign country, as in time of political uphe

Question 5

Holocaust

Answer 5

the systematic mass slaughter of European Jews in Nazi concentration camps during World War II (usually preceded by the).

Question 6

concentration camp

Answer 6

a guarded compound for the detention or imprisonment of aliens, members of ethnic minorities, political opponents, etc., especially any of the camps established by the Nazis prior to and during World War II for the confinement and persecution of prisoners.

Question 7

Secretary General

Answer 7

the head or chief administrative officer of a secretariat.

Question 8

Security Council

Answer 8

the division of the United Nations charged with maintaining international peace, composed of five permanent members (U.S., Russian Federation, France, United Kingdom, and the People’s Republic of China) and ten temporary members, each serving for two years.

Question 9

General Assembly

Answer 9

the legislature in some states of the U.S.

Question 10

scapegoat

Answer 10

a person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place.

Question 11

persecuted

Answer 11

o pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

Question 12

anti-semitic

Answer 12

a person who discriminates against or is prejudiced or hostile toward Jews

Question 13

Israel

Answer 13

a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq.

Question 14

Palestine

Answer 14

Also called Holy Land. Biblical name Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean.

Question 15

West Bank

Answer 15

an area in the Middle East, between the W bank of the Jordan River and the E frontier of Israel: occupied in 1967 and subsequently claimed by Israel; formerly held by Jordan.

Question 16

partition

Answer 16

a division into or distribution in portions or shares.

Question 17

Balfour Declaration

Answer 17

a statement, issued by the British government on November 2, 1917, favoring the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jews but without prejudice to the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine.

Question 18

zionism

Answer 18

a worldwide Jewish movement that resulted in the establishment and development of the state of Israel.

Question 19

Palestine Liberation Organization

Answer 19

an umbrella organization for several Arab groups dedicated to the recovery of Palestine from the state of Israel and the return of refugees from the area to their homeland through diplomatic, military, and terrorist means.
Abbreviation: PLO.

Question 20

intifada

Answer 20

a revolt begun in December 1987 by Palestinian Arabs to protest Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.