atomic bomb

Weapon first used in 1945 when two bombs were dropped on Japan, killing more than 100,000 people

concentration camp

Prison where Jews and other prisoners were kept by the Nazis.

A network of civilian volunteers who assisted in the war effort by helping in air raids and rescuing people from bombed buildings

German air raids, from a German word 'blitzkrieg' which means 'lightning war'

gas mask

Face mask to protect people against poison

air raid An attack by planes dropping bombs.

air raid shelter

A building to protect people from bombs.

Allies Countries

(including Britain, France, the Soviet Union and the USA) who joined forces to fight the Axis Powers.

allotment

Small plot of land for growing vegetables.

air raid

An attack by planes dropping bombs.

air raid drill

Practice for what to do in air raid, such as going to the shelter.