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WWII Aftermath Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Genocide | the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. |
| Geneva Convention | A set of international standards of conduct for treating prisoners of war. First established in 1929, it was updated in 1949. |
| United Nations | An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation. |
| Charter | A legal document giving certain rights to a person or company |
| Holocaust | A methodical plan orchestrated by Hitler to ensure German supremacy. It called for the industrial scale elimination of Jews, non-conformists, homosexuals, non-Aryans, and mentally and physically disabled. |
| Preamble | (n.) an introduction to a speech or piece of writing |
| Human Rights | the basic rights to which all people are entitled as human beings |