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History Flashcards

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United Nations

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an organization that increases political and economic cooperation among member countries

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Declaration of Human Rights

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Fundamental human rights to be universally protected

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Violation

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The action of violating someone or something

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Refugee

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a person who has been forced to leave their contry in order to escape

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Holocaust

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A genocide among the Jews caused by the Nazi party

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Concentration Camp

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A place where large numbers of people, political/minorities

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Secretary General

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Symbol of the UN’s ideals and a spokesperson for the interests of the world’s people

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Security Council

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main way the UN establishes international piece

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General Assembly

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A legislative body in the US

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Scapegoat

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Someone or thing to pass blame to

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Persecuted

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persistent harassment to a particular person because of Race, religion or political views

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anti-semitic

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prejudce, hatred of, or discrimination of Jews

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Israel

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a country between Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea

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Palestine

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A territory in the Middle East on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea

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West Bank

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Area in the Middle East west of the the Jordan river

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Partition

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to divide into parts

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Balfour Declaration

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a letter from UK for transmission to the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland

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Zionism

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Movement to re-establish, develop, and protect the Jewish nation of Isreal

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Palestine Liberation Organization

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A political and military organization formed in 1964 to unite numerous Palestinian Arab groups

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Intifada

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Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip beginning in 1987

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