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Modern Crisis
Activity Set
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Genocide | the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. |
| Proxy War | a war in which major world powers involve themselves in civil wars or conflicts between smaller nations as substitutes instead of fighting each other directly |
| Coup | a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government |
| Junta | a military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force |
| Human Rights | the basic rights to which all people are entitled as human beings |
| Refugee | A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster |
| Weapons of Mass Destruction | Biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons that can cause a massive number of deaths in a single use. |
| Guerilla Warfare | type of fighting in which soldiers use swift hit-and-run attacks against the enemy; typically used by an army with less technology or support than its enemy. |