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atrocity
monstrous wickedness or cruelty; a cruel or brutal act
antisemitism
hostility toward or prejudice against Jewish people
genocide
the killing of a race or group of people
ghetto
the area of a city where an ethnic group lives
Adolf Hitler
dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933-1945
9 million; 6 million
Jews in Europe prior to WWII; Jews who died during the Holocaust
Aryan race
Hitler’s preferred race—blond, blue-eyed, fair-skinned, large-boned
Dr. Joseph Mengele
the “Angel of Death”—responsible for the selection process and carrying out horrible medical experiments
euphemism
a substitute word when the actual word is too harsh or too obvious—Hitler's term for murdering the Jews was “The Final Solution”
prejudice
a preconceived opinion of somebody based solely on their race, gender, ethnicity, culture, or religion
racism
the belief that one race is superior to another
discrimination
the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of their ethnicity, age, sex, or disability
sympathy
feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else’s misfortune
empathy
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another
apathy
lack of feeling or emotion
propaganda
a systematic plan for spreading ideas
Star of David
symbol of the Jewish faith
swastika
symbol of the Nazi party
Third Reich
the totalitarian dictatorship of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945
SS (Schutzstaffel)
originally Hitler’s bodyguards, many of these men became administrators at concentration and death camps
Allied Powers
any of the countries that fought as part of the United Nations during WWII. The “Big Four” are the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and China
Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, and Japan (signed a pact to challenge global order and expand their own territories)
Wannsee Conference
fifteen men met on January 20, 1942, to make plan for the “Final Solution”
Judenrat
committee of Jews who organized and kept order in the ghettos
Gestapo
special state police used to terrorize, arrest, and murder the opposition
concentration camps
three kinds: labor, POW, death. Auschwitz (in Poland) was the largest of the death camps
kapos
prisoners (including Jews) who held positions of authority in the camps