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Chapter 27 vocab
Chapter 27 Vocabulary
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10th Grade
04/18/2012

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CONCENTRATION CAMP
Definition
A large prison death camp.
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GENOCIDE
Definition
Mass murder of a group of people.
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HOLOCAUST
Definition
Hitler's plan to kill all the Jews in Europe.
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MENTALLY ILL
Definition
Having a sickness of the mind.
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REFUGEE
Definition
A person who is forced to flee from his or her country.
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INVISIBLE
Definition
Unseen; cannot be seen.
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IRON CURTAIN
Definition
The invisible boundary between Western Europe and Eastern Europe after World War II.
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SATELLITE
Definition
A nation that another nation tightly controls.
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SUPERPOWER
Definition
A nation that has more power and money than other countries.
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CHARTER
Definition
A constitution; a set of statements that explains a group's purpose.
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ORGANIZATION
Definition
A group of people joined together for a common purpose.
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PERMANENT
Definition
Lasting.
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SECURITY
Definition
Safety.
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UNITED NATIONS
Definition
The international organization that works to settle disagreements, improve the way people live, and keep peace around the world.
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BUFFER ZONE
Definition
A neutral area that seperates two warring countries.
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COLD WAR
Definition
The war of propaganda between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II.
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PROPAGANDA
Definition
One-sided information meant to change people's thinking.
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TRUMAN DOCTRINE
Definition
President Truman's plan to stop the spread of communism.
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NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION
Definition
A group of 19 nations committed to protecting one another from attack and keeping world peace.
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WARSAW PACT
Definition
A treaty that set up a military alliance between the Soviet Union and its satellite nations.
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BERLIN AIRLIFT
Definition
The Western method of getting around the 1948 Soviet blockade by flying supplies into Berlin.
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TRUCE
Definition
An agreement to stop a war for a time.
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