Unit 48 War and peace Flashcards
1
Q
Deterrents
A
Ways of discouraging people from doing something because of the negative results
2
Q
Outlaw
A
Make war illegal or impossible
3
Q
1918
A
End of the first word war
4
Q
Aerial warfare
A
Fighting a war using aeroplanes
5
Q
1945
A
End of the Second World War
6
Q
Nuclear annihilation
A
Total destruction by nuclear weapons
7
Q
Great powers
A
Most important political powers
8
Q
Revulsion against
A
Feeling of total disgust towards
9
Q
Causes
A
Movements, organisations
10
Q
Gaining their ends
A
Achieving their aims
11
Q
To wage war
A
To fight a war
12
Q
Hostilities
A
Acts of war
13
Q
To besiege
A
To attack a place by surrounding it
14
Q
To ambush
A
To attack unexpectedly from secret positions
15
Q
A truce
A
An agreement during a war to stop fighting for a time
