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Ottomans and Israel
vocabulary for Quiz on Thursday
Term | Definition |
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Zionism | the idea and movement that led many Jews to return to Palestine |
Anti-Semitism | a hatred of Jews or Judaism |
Holocaust | the death of millions of Jews during WWII |
United Nations | an organization that created Israel after WWII |
Irrationally | to draw conclusions without facts |
assassination | to kill a leader or important person |
deposed | to force a leader from his position |
figurehead | a leader without real power |
conviction | to find a person guilty of a crime |
stability | the ability to stay up or hold together |
Palestine | the former name given to the area that became Israel |
disintegrate | to break apart into small pieces |
restoration | to fix back or repair |
Istanbul | the capital of the Ottoman Empire |
Osman | the first Ottoman sultan |
World War I | this event caused the Ottoman's to lose their empire |
Europe, Africa and Asia | the three continents the Ottoman's conquered |
Suleyman | he expanded the Ottoman Empire and was its greatest leader |
France and England | two countries that took over Ottoman territories |