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100 Cards in this Set
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Adopted
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To take as one's own.
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Allies
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During World War I and II, the side that included Great Britain, France, Russia, (which was the Soviet Union by World War II), and the United States
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American Revolution
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The revolt of the American colonists against their ruler, King George III of England.
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Appalled
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Dismayed, concerned.
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Authorized
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To give official approval or power.
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Black Death
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Another name for bubonic plague.
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Campaign
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A series of military operations.
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Cheyenne
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A nomadic tribe of Plains Indians.
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Collective Behavior
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Group behavior outside of normal behavior.
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Commander-In-Chief
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The supreme commander of all the armed forces of a nation; in the U.S., it is the president.
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Communist
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A person who belives that all property, business, and goods are owned by the state.
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Confederacy
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The alliance of Southern states during the American Civil War (1861-1865).
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Confidence
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Trust
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Confronted
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Faced with, presented.
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Context
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The sentence or paragraph in which a word or group of words occurs.
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Continental Army
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The american colonists who revolted against England's King George III in the American Revolution.
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Controversial
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Something or someone whose ideas, worth, practices can be disputed or debated.
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Corrupt
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Immoral, perverted, ruin.
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Culture
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Behaviorial characteristics among a group of people.
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D-Day
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June 6, 1944, the day of the Allied invasion of Normandy, France.
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Debate
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Deliberation, discussion of opposing views.
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Decipher
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To interpret, to determine.
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Disallow
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To not allow or to refuse to allow.
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Discretionary income
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Household money not earmarked for regular expenses such as rent, utilities, etc.
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Dominated
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Controlled, outnumbered.
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Educational attainment
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The highest grade level a person has achieved.
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Electoral college
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Group of electors representing their states who choose the President and Vice President. The number of electors from the state equals the number of Senators and Representatives the state sends to the U.S. Congress.
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Encompassed
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Included, contained.
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Engaged
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Became involved in.
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Essential
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Basic, necessary.
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Excrement
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Bodily waste, fecal matter.
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Executive Branch
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The branch of government that carries out laws.
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Fervent
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Very devoted or passionate.
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Function
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How a group operates or carries out its activities.
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Great Depression
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A period of greatly reduced business activity in the 1930s that resulted in widespread unemployment, falling wages, and falling prices.
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Gross National Product (GNP)
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The total value of goods and services produced in a year by a nation.
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Hiroshima
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The Japanese city where the first atomic bomb was dropped by the United States during World War II, August 6, 1945.
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House of Representatives
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One of two sections of the United States Congress. The number of Representatives each state has is based upon its population.
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Inception
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The start or beginning of something.
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Increments
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Increases in number or size.
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Inherent
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Existing as an essential part.
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Institution
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An established custom or practice.
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Interference
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To come between or to meddle.
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Invaded
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Entered by force, took over.
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Judicial
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Of, or about, judges.
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Judicial Branch
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The branch of government that decides what laws mean.
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Justified
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Warranted, correct, right.
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Korean War
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The 1950-1953 war between North Korea, a communist country backed by the Soviet Union, and South Korea, a capitalist country backed by the United States.
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Legislative Branch
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The branch of government that makes laws.
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Liberate
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To free from.
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Majority
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The greater number or part of something.
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Mandate
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To order or command.
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Manifesto
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A public declaration of principles or intentions.
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Mass Hysteria
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Uncontrollable fear or anxiety among a group of people.
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Nagasaki
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The Japanese city that was the site of the second atomic bomb dropped by the United States during World War II, August 9, 1945.
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Nomadic
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Having no fixed abode or home.
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Nominate
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To name someone to a position.
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Normandy Invasion
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When allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944, beginning the final Allied campaign in Europe during World War II.
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Offended
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Created Anger.
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Okinawa
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The largest of Japan's Ryukyu Islands. It was the site of a famous battle during World War II.
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Operation Overlord
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The code name for the Normandy invasion, which occurred on June 6, 1944.
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Origins
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The beginnings of, how something came to be.
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Osmosis
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Learning or absorbing by utilizing the surroundings.
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Overturn
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To turn over or to conquer.
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Panic
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A sudden overpowering terror.
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Pawnee
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A sedentary tribe of Plains Indians.
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Pearl Harbor
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Located on Oahu Island, Hawaii, it was the scene of a surprise attack on American ships, planes, and servicemen by the Japanese. This led to the United States' entrance into World War II.
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Plains Indians
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Native Americans who lived between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains and from Southern Canada to Texas.
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Pledged
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Promised
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Plessy VS Ferguson
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A case decided by the Supreme Court in 1896 that said the state of Louisiana had the right to segregate blacks and whites in railway carriages.
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Previewing
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Looking over an article to see what it is about.
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Progressive
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Tax system that takes a greater percentage from those who have higher incomes.
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Projections
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Anticipated numbers or results.
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Proletariat
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A member of the industrial working class.
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Proportional
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Tax system that takes the same percentage of every person's income, whether they are rich or poor.
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Regressive
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Tax system in which everyone pays the same, such as a sales tax.
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Republican party
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One of the two major political parties in the United States.
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Resurgence
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Rising, or being utilized again.
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Scientific Perspective
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Acquiring knowledge from experience and observation.
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Sedentary
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Sitting or staying in one place.
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Segregate
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To separate or isolate.
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Senate
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One of two sections of the United States Congress. Each state has two senators.
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Sentiment
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Feeling.
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Sophisticated
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Complicated.
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Spontaneously
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Happening all of a sudden, without premeditation or cause.
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Status Quo
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The existing state of affairs.
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Structure
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Organization, arrangement.
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Subsequent
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Folowing, coming after.
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Supporting Sentences
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Sentences that help you understand the topic sentence.
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Supreme Court
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The highest ranking court in the United States.
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Surrender
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To give up or abandon.
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Taxation
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A system allowing government to take money from its citizens to fund the government.
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Territory
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An area or region.
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Topic Sentence
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The sentence containing the main idea of a passage.
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Treaties
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Formal agreements.
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Union
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The alliance of Northern states during the American Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Urban Sanitation
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Method of disposing of sewage and garbage in cities and towns.
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Urbanization
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Changing from rural life to city life.
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Veto
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To reject.
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World War 2
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The 1939-1945 war between the allied powers (Greatbritain France United States Soviet Union) and the Axis Powers (Germany Italy Japan).
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