history Flashcards
United Nations
an international organization, with headquarters in New York City, formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation under the terms of the charter signed by 51 founding countries in San Francisco in 1945.
Declaration of Human Rights
is a fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human rights.
Violation
a breach, infringement, or transgression, as of a law, rule, promise, etc.
Refugee
a person who flees for refuge or safety, especially to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc
Holocaust
the systematic mass slaughter of European Jews in Nazi concentration camps during World War II
Concentration camp
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.
Secretary General
the head or chief administrative officer of a secretariat.
Security Council
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.
General Assembly
the main deliberative body of the United Nations, composed of delegations from member nations.
Scapegoat
a person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place.
persecuted
to institute legal proceedings against (a person).
to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process.
to conduct criminal proceedings in court against
Anti-semitic
prejudice against, hatred of, or discrimination against Jews as a national, ethnic, religious or racial group.
Israel
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km).
palestine
Also called Holy Land. Biblical name Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
West Bank
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.