Vocabulary

2. fighting between two or more countries that involves the use of armed forces and usually continues for a long time
5. a plane, helicopter, or other vehicle that flies
8. a number of countries ruled by one person or government
9. to write as a signature
11. an end to something
12. an official written agreement between two or more countries
13. to get or achieve something, usually as a result of a lot of effort
14. a formal agreement between enemies to stop fighting a war
15. damage or destruction affecting a large area or a lot of people
18. a situation in which something cannot continue because of a problem
19. someone who is in prison as punishment for a crime
20. an official action that is intended to prevent people or goods from moving from one place to another

1. to overcome in a contest, election, battle, etc.
3. POWERS countries allied in opposition to the Central Powers
4. GUN a gun that automatically fires many bullets, one immediately after another
6. the murder of a famous or important person, especially for political reasons
7. something that you do to hurt or punish someone because they have hurt you or someone else
10. a fight between two armies in a war
16. POWERS the coalition headed by Germany, Italy, and Japan that opposed the Allied powers in World War II
17. the sudden start of war, disease, violence etc