Question 1

aid - How much aid did we give to developing countries?

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hulp

Question 2

welfare work - Welfare work is important for the community.

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maatschappelijk werk

Question 3

tribe - The colonists took away the land from the Indian tribes.

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stam

Question 4

(un)civilised - Prisoners should not be tortured in a civilised society.

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(on)beschaafd

Question 5

civilisation - Western civilisation was influenced by the Romans.

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beschaving

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alien - Alien is a formal word for 'foreigner' e.g. illegal aliens.

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buitenlander

Question 7

alien - A creature from another planet is called an alien.

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buitenaards wezen

Question 8

charity - In the 19th century sick people had to live on charity.

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liefdadigheid

Question 9

charity - War Child and Unicef are charities.

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goed doel

Question 10

charitable - The rich man left all his money to a charitable institution.

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liefdadig

Question 11

privileged - We are in the priviliged position of living in a welfare state.

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bevoorrecht

Question 12

underprivileged - The charity helps underprivileged children in India.

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kansarm

Question 13

relief - The Red Cross sent relief to the earthquake victims.

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hulp

Question 14

relief organisation - The Red Cross is a relief organisation.

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hulporganisatie

Question 15

to raise - This charity raises money for children in Africa.

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inzamelen

Question 16

to dedicate to/to devote to - She dedicated/devoted her lief to helping handicapped children.

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wijden aan

Question 17

dedication/devotion - I admire her dedication/devotion to charity work.

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toewijding

Question 18

the establishment - The new film is an attack on the establishment.

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de gevestigde orde

Question 19

to accommodate - The old hospital was used to accommodate asylum seekers.

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huisvesten

Question 20

national anthem - 'God sace the Queen' is the British national anthem.

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volkslied

Question 21

fabric/structure - The industrial revolution had a great impact on the fabric/structure of society.

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structuur

Question 22

native/indigenous - The Indians were the native/indigenous population of America.

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autochtoon

Question 23

on welfare/on social security - Since her divorce she has been on welfare/on social security.

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in de bijstand

Question 24

to take into care - The children were taken into care because they had been abused by their parents.

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uit huis plaatsen

Question 25

civil war - The American Civil War was from 1861 to 1865.

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burgeroorlog

Question 26

civilian - A civilian is a person who is not in the army.

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burger

Question 27

to enlist - He enlisted in the army when he was eighteen.

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in dienst gaan

Question 28

to destroy/wipe out - A bomb destroyed/wiped out the building.

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vernietigen

Question 29

destruction - A nuclear bomb is a weapon of mass destruction.

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vernietiging

Question 30

destructive - The destructive power of a nuclear bomb is enormous.

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vernietigend

Question 31

truce/armistice - The two armies agreed to a truce/armistice.

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wapenstilstand

Question 32

cease-fire - The cease-fire lasted only two days.

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staakt-het-vuren

Question 33

submarine - The ship was torpedoed by a submarine.

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onderzeeboot

Question 34

missile - America and Russia have nuclear missiles.

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raket

Question 35

to launch - The missile was launched from a submarine.

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lanceren

Question 36

to arm - The warship was armed with nuclear missiles.

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bewapenen

Question 37

weapons/arms - The submarine had nuclear weapons/arms on board.

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wapens

Question 38

armament - The armament consisted of conventional and nuclear weapons.

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bewapening

Question 39

enemy - In World War II Britain and Germany were enemies.

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vijanden

Question 40

to surrender - The soldiers surrendered to the enemy.

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zich overgeven

Question 41

to disarm - The soldiers surrendered and were disarmed.

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ontwapenen

Question 42

rifle - The terrorists were armed with automatic rifles.

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geweer

Question 43

firearm - Rifles and pistols are firearms.

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vuurwapen

Question 44

bullet - He was hit by a bullet from a machine gun.

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kogel

Question 45

shell - A shell from a tank hit the building.

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granaat

Question 46

to aim - He aimed his rifle and fired.

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richten

Question 47

aim/target - The bullet missed it's aim/target.

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doel

Question 48

air raid - In World War II there were many air raids on London.

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luchtaanval

Question 49

deserted - During the air raid the streets were deserted.

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verlaten

Question 50

casualty - There were many casualties in the air raid.

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slachtoffer

Question 51

rank - He had the rank of general.

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rang

Question 52

private - A private is a soldier of the lowest rank.

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gewoon soldaat

Question 53

to conquer - Hitler couldn’t conquer Britain.

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veroveren

Question 54

conquest - When was the Spanish conquest of the Inca empire?

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verovering

Question 55

ally - Allies help each other out in time of war.

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bondgenoot

Question 56

alliance - NATO is an alliance.

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bondgenootschap

Question 57

to liberate - The country was liberated by American troops.

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bevrijden

Question 58

liberation - After the liberation the refugees returned to their homes.

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bevrijding

Question 59

liberty/freedom - A country needs an army to defend its liberty/freedom.

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vrijheid

Question 60

statue - The statue of Liberty is in New York.

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standbeeld

Question 61

secret - The enemy got the information from a secret agent.

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geheim

Question 62

secrecy - Secrecy of military plans is very important.

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geheimhouding

Question 63

spy - The spy tried to get secret information about the enemy.

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spion

Question 64

combat - The soldier was killed in a man-to-man combat.

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strijd

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