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| amphibious attack: | an attack launched from ships on a coastline. |
| Atlantic Charter (1941): | a statement of war aims signed by Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill (and later by leaders of other Allied nations, including the Soviet Union) in which those who signed pledged to work for a world free from aggression. |
| atrocity: | very cruel, brutal behavior. |
| ballistic missile: | a long-range missile that is guided and powered only at the beginning of its flight. |
| beachhead: | a portion of the shoreline which has been seized by an invading amphibious force. |
| bi-partisan: | having the support of or being represented by members of two political parties. (For example, Franklin Roosevelt's efforts to establish a United Nations Organization received bi-partisan support.) |
| charter: | a document setting forth certain rules or principles. |
| conscientious objector: | a person who objects to military service which requires a person to kill the enemy. |
| convoy: | a group of ships or vehicles traveling together for protection from attack. |
| cryptography: | the writing or decoding of a secret system of writing or communication. |
| D-Day (June 6, 1944): | the day on which a large Allied amphibious force attacked Axis military positions on the coast of northern France. |
| French Indochina: | a French colony in Southeast Asia (now Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos) established around 1887 and ruled by the French until 1954, except for the years of Japanese occupation (1941-1945). |
| General Assembly: | a body of the United Nations which is made up of delegates of all member nations and which discusses solutions to world problems. |
| genocide: | the destruction or extermination of an entire group of people. The word was first applied to the attempted extermination of Jews by Nazi Germany. |
| great-power veto: | the power granted to the five permanent members of the Security Council to veto or block any proposed action by the Security Council. |
| Holocaust: | the systematic destruction of over six million European Jews by the Nazis before and during World War II. |
| internment camps: | camps in which many Japanese-Americans were placed during World War II -- also called relocation camps. |
| Manhattan Project: | America's program which built the world's first atomic bomb in 1945. |
| Nuremberg Trials (1945-1946): | trials at which Nazi leaders were judged for war crimes, including crimes against humanity. |
| occupation zone: | an area of land which foreign troops attempt to keep under control. |
| pacifist: | a person who is opposed to war or the use of deadly force. |
| radar (Radio-Detection-and-Ranging): | a device that can detect distant objects using radio waves. |
| relocation camps: | camps in which many Japanese-Americans were kept during World War II -- also called internment camps. |
| Security Council: | a body of the United Nations Organization made up of 15 members (five of which are permanent) which has the responsibility of maintaining international peace. |
| Security Council: | a body of the United Nations Organization made up of 15 members (five of which are permanent) which has the responsibility of maintaining international peace. |
| sonar (Sound-Navigation-Ranging): | a device (similar to radar, but using sound waves rather than radio waves) used to detect submarines or other underwater objects. |
| theater of war: | a place where part of a war takes place. (For example, U.S. forces battled the Japanese in the Pacific theater of war during World War II.) |
| tribunal: | a court of justice. |
| United Nations: | a world association of nations created after World War II with the object of preserving world peace. |
| United Nations Alliance: | the military alliance of the U.S. and other nations joined together in opposition to the Axis during World War II. |
