Term 3 Flashcards
(20 cards)
United Nations
an international organization, promote international peace, security, and cooperation under the terms of the charter signed by 51 founding countries.
Declaration of Human Rights
is an international document that states basic rights and fundamental freedoms to which all human beings are entitled.
violation
the action of violating someone or something
refugee
a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
Holocaust
the killing of millions of Jews and other people by the Nazis during World War II
concentration camp
a place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are imprisoned
Secretary General
the head or chief administrative officer of a secretariat.
Security Council
the primary instrument for establishing and maintaining international peace
General Assembly
the legislature in some states of the U.S.
scapegoat
a person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place.
persecuted
someone to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs.
anti-semitic
discrimination against or prejudice or hostility toward Jews.
Israel
the Jewish people
Palestine
A territory in the Middle East on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea
West Bank
an area in the Middle East, between the W bank of the Jordan River and the E frontier of Israel
partition
a country with separate areas of government
Balfour Declaration
a letter for transmission to the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland.
zionism
the national movement for the return of the Jewish people to their homeland
Palestine Liberation Organization
an organization for the recovery of Palestine from the state of Israel and the return of refugees from the area to their homeland
intifada
the Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
