WW ll Vocab Quiz

All the vocab terms on the quiz :)

Condemn

Express complete disapproval of, typically in public; censure

Wield

Have and be able to use (power or influence)

Barbarous

Savagely cruel; exceedingly brutal

Ethical

Pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of mortality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.

Conserve

Protect (something, especially an environmentally or culturally important place or thing) from harm.

Impose

Force (something unwelcome or unfamiliar) to be accepted or put in place.

Due Process

The official and proper way of doing things in a legal case; the rule that a legal case must be done in a way.

Segregate

Set apart from the rest or from each other; isolate or divide.

Urgency

Importance requiring swift action.

Hostility

An unfriendly state, attitude, or action.

Casualty

A person killed or injured in a war or accident.

Buffer

A person or thing that prevents incompatible people or things from coming into contact with or harming each other.

Fortification

A defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack.

Foreign Policy

A policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations, designed to achieve national objectives.

Internment

The act of interning or confining, especially in wartime.

Agitate

To disturb, excite, or anger (someone).

Enlist

Enroll or be enrolled in the armed services.

Strategic

Relating to the identification of long-term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them.

Liberate

Set (someone) free from a situation, especially imprisonment or slavery.

Appeasement

To yield or concede to the belligerent demands of (a nation, group, person, etc.) in a conciliatory effort, sometimes at the expense of justice or other principles.

Civilian

A person not in the armed services or the police force.

Infamy

The state of being well known for some bad quality or deed.

Ration

A fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity).

Demagogue

A person, especially a political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions and prejudices of the people.

Dictator

A person who rules with total power and often in a cruel manner.