| abolitionist |
a person who supported Abolition, or the ending of slavery, before the Civil War. |
| action |
fighting that occurs during a war. [1/6 definitions] |
| aggression |
an attack or war against a country started without good cause by another country. [1/2 definitions] |
| American Revolution |
the war of 1775-83 in which the American colonies won their independence from Great Britain. |
| Ares |
the god of war in Greek mythology. In Roman mythology, Ares is called Mars. |
| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| axis |
(capitalized) the name for the union of Germany, Italy, Japan, and other countries during the Second World War. [1/2 definitions] |
| battering ram |
a heavy beam once used in war to break through doors, walls, or gates. |
| battle |
a fight between two armed persons or forces during a war. [1/4 definitions] |
| belligerent |
having to do with war or to people or countries at war. [1/2 definitions] |
| bomber |
a plane used in war to carry and drop bombs. [1/2 definitions] |
| booty1 |
riches or goods stolen or taken from people in war; loot [1/2 definitions] |
| civil war |
a war within one country between different groups or areas of that country. [2 definitions] |
| combat |
fighting, especially against an enemy in war. [1/2 definitions] |
| confederate |
(capitalized) a person or state allied with the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War. [1/4 definitions] |
| conflict |
a fight, battle or war. [1/3 definitions] |
| declare war on |
to state an intention or plan to make war against. |
| feudalism |
a political and economic system in Europe and Japan during the Middle Ages. Royal or noble families owned the land and allowed people to live on and farm the land in return for a share of the crops and their service in war. |
| front |
the area where fighting takes place in a war. [1/6 definitions] |
| holocaust |
(capitalized) the killing of millions of Jews and members of other groups by Nazis during the Second World War. [1/2 definitions] |
| hostility |
(plural) acts of war. [1/2 definitions] |