Ch. 11.3 The New Order and the Holocaust Flashcards
genocide
physical extermination (of the Jewish people)
collaborator
person who assists the enemy; helped hunt down Jews
Heinrich Himmler
leader of the SS; in charge of German resettlement plans in the east; move out Slavic people and replace with Germans
Reinhard Heydrich
head of SS’s Security Service; administer Final Solution; created Einsatzgruppen
Auschwitz
largest extermination center; built in Poland; sent to labor camp, death, or medical experiments
Asia for the Asiatics
slogan that Japan conquered SEAsia with
Einsatzgruppen
special strike forces to carry out Nazi plans to exterminate Jews; (June 1941) act as mobile killing units
Final Solution
physical extermination of Jews; SS was responsible for this plan; to solve “Jewish problem”
Anne Frank
Dutch Holocaust victim; kept diary {The Diary of Anne Frank}; killed in camp
death camp
kill European Jewish population faster here
concentration camp
served as reformatory facilities, punishment camps, POW camps, transit camps; did not directly exterminate
New Order in Asia
Japan controlled many nations in Asia; took resources and put native people under harsh labor; eventually these people realized the true intentions of Japan–the behavior and disrespect for local customs
The Rape of Nanjing
1937: several days of Japanese soldiers killing, raping, and looting in Nanjing
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
economic community designed to provide benefits to occupied areas and home country (organized by Japan)