Day 8: Holocaust/Bearing Witness Flashcards
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What was the Holocaust?
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The Holocaust, greek meaning sacrifice by fire, was a mass murder or genocide of Jewish people after Adolf Hitler, fuhrer of Germany during WWII, spread lots of antisemitism throughout Germany. Over 6 million Jewish people were murdered. Because of the Holocaust and the horrors that occured, organizations like NATO were founded.
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What is genocide?
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Genocide is a mass murder of a specific group of people that have something in common.
3
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What is a concentration camp?
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A camp made to confine a huge amount of people in bad and unhealthy living conditions.
4
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What is a Hate Crime?
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A Hate Crime is a crime motivated by bias towards a certain race, religion, color, gender, etc.
