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.