Holocaust and WWII Flashcards

Flashcards for key Holocaust and WWII vocabulary and content knowledge.

Appeasement

A policy of making concessions to an aggressor to avoid war.

Fascism

A political ideology that emphasizes strong central control, militarism, and often a dictator.

Nazi

A member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party.

Concentration Camp

A camp where political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities are confined, typically under harsh conditions.

Anti-semitism

Hostility to or prejudice against Jews.

Axis Powers

Germany, Italy, and Japan.

Allied Powers

Great Britain, The United States, and The Soviet Union.

Holocaust

The systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators.

Armistice

A formal agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting.

Dictator

A ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force.

Aryan Race

A term used by Nazis to describe people of Northern European racial background.

Ghetto

A part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a minority group or groups. During WWII, sections of cities were designated for Jewish people.

Cattle Cars

The trains used to transport people to concentration and extermination camps during the Holocaust.

Gestapo

The official secret police of Nazi Germany.

Fuhrer

German term for 'leader,' used to refer to Adolf Hitler.

Kristallnacht

'Night of Broken Glass,' a pogrom against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and Austria on 9–10 November 1938.

Third Reich

The Nazi regime in Germany from 1933 to 1945.

Lebensraum

German term for 'living space,' used by the Nazis to justify their expansionist policies.

Target

A person or place selected as the aim of an attack.

Perpetrator

A person who is responsible for or commits some action, especially a crime.

Ally

A state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose.

Bystander

A person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part.