Notion
to place explosive devices across an area of land or sea
to deploy (mines)
To flee
to escape by running away, especially because of danger or fear
The prolonged bloodshed in the area led to international intervention
massacre, carnage
Гражданская война
Civil war
Provide a detailed definition of the word "war"
a person watching for danger or trouble, or the act of watching itself
lookout
Peace treaty, peace accord, armistice
an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce
They tried to use propaganda to frighten the local population into submission
to intimidate
Окружать
To surround, to encircle
Name at least 3 reasons of wars
1. Economic gain
2. Territorial gain
3. Religion
4. Nationalism
5. Civil war
6. Revolutionary war
a metonymic term for the military, police, and civilian personnel serving in a UN peacekeeping operation
Blue Helmets
To conquer
To take control of a place or people by force, especially during a war; to capture
The military intelligence used close observation and supervision, to track the terrorist cell's movements.
surveillance
Военнопленный
Prisoner of war
How can child soldiers be used in a war? Name 3 use cases
1. Serving as lookouts
2. Deploying mines
3. Can be advanced to the frontline
4. Committing atrocities
the movement of large numbers of people away from a place, often due to war or disaster
exodus
Dormant / sleeper
latent, not active but existing
Multiple countries denounced the cruel and shocking acts of violence committed by the group
atrocities
Вмешиваться
To intervene
Name 3 characteristics of modern wars
1. Lawfare
2. Cimputerized warfare
3. Limbo between war and peace
4. Urban warfare
5. Militarily small armies
6. Public participation is warfare
7. Wars with muslim geography
an Arabic term for any popular uprising, specifically referring to the Palestinian resistance.
intifada
Coup d'état
a violent, illegal seizure of power from a government (the overthrow of the governmental regime), often carried out by military forces
The historical record documents the holocaust committed against the minority group.
genocide, ethnic cleansing
Бунт, мятеж
Insurgency, revolt, rebellion. (contextually: intifada)
Name 2 differences between a peacekeeper and a soldier
1. Aim: soldiers fight and win, peacekeepers establish peace
2. Violence: soldiers' main tool vs peacekeepers' last resort