9.3.2 Flashcards
(12 cards)
protest
A public expression of disapproval,
often in a big group, can be peaceful
or violent
quakers
A Christians denomination who worship
in silence and are well known pacifists
reconcillation
Restoring friendly relationships after a
war or conflict
retaliation
Deliberately harming someone as a
response to them harming you
self-defence
Protecting yourself or others from harm
terrorism
Using violence in order to further a
political or religious message
wmds
Weapons of mass destruction:
chemical, nuclear or biological
weapons
genocide
the deliberate killing of a large number of
people from a particular nation or ethnic
group with the aim of destroying that nation
or group
hester panim
The belief that God ‘hid his face’ during the
Holocaust because he could not interfere
with free will
holocaust
Persecution of Jewish people and other
groups in Europe under the Nazi regime.
persecution
hostility and ill-treatment, especially on the
basis of ethnicity, religion, or sexual
orientation or political beliefs.
shoah
Another term for the Holocaust, primarily
used by the Jewish community, which means
calamity or catastrophe