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Atrocity

An extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury.

Genocide

The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

Anti-Semitism

Hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people.

Holocaust

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

Nuremberg Laws

A set of anti-Semitic laws enacted in Nazi Germany in 1935 that stripped Jewish people of citizenship and imposed severe restrictions on their rights.

Final Solution

The Nazi policy of exterminating Jewish people, which resulted in the mass murder of millions in concentration camps.

Ghettos

Segregated areas where Jewish people were forced to live under Nazi occupation before being deported to concentration camps.

Kristallnacht

Also known as the "Night of Broken Glass," a pogrom against Jewish communities in Nazi Germany on November 9–10, 1938.

Propaganda

Information, especially biased or misleading, used to promote a political cause or point of view.

Concentration Camps

Places where Jews and other persecuted groups were imprisoned and forced into labor, often leading to death.

Extermination Camps

Nazi camps built explicitly for mass killing, such as Auschwitz, where millions were murdered in gas chambers.

Nuremberg Trials

A series of trials held after WWII to prosecute Nazi leaders for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

War Crimes

Violations of the laws and customs of war, including mistreatment of prisoners and targeting civilians.

Crimes Against Humanity

Acts deliberately committed as part of a widespread attack against civilians, including genocide and enslavement.

Allied Powers

The nations, including the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union, that fought against the Axis Powers in WWII.

Axis Powers

The alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan during WWII.

Heinrich Himmler

The head of the SS and one of the key architects of the Holocaust.

SS (Schutzstaffel)

A paramilitary organization under Hitler that played a major role in implementing the Final Solution.

Gestapo

The secret police of Nazi Germany, responsible for rooting out opposition and enforcing Nazi policies.

Resettlement

A Nazi euphemism for the forced deportation and murder of Jewish people and other targeted groups.

Nazism

The ideology and policies of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party, including extreme nationalism, racism, and dictatorship.

Persecution

The mistreatment, oppression, or harassment of a group of people, especially for their race, religion, or political beliefs.

Liberation

The act of freeing someone from imprisonment or oppression; in the context of WWII, it refers to the freeing of concentration camp prisoners by Allied forces.