Definitions Flashcards
In the book and I the textbook
Prejudice
To judge somebody before you get to know them
Stereotype
A fixed general image of a person or thing shared by many people
Discrimination
To treat somebody differently for a specific reason
Braunau
The place in austria where hitler was born
Vienna art academy
The school hitler was rejected from by a Jewish principle
German workers’ party
The political party hitler joined in 1919
N.S.D.A.P
The new name of the German workers’ party, of which hitler became leader, commonly known as the nazi party
S.A (brown shirts)
The nazi private army
Ernst rohm
The leader of the S.A(Brown shirts)
Swastika
The symbol of the nazi party
S.S
The personal bodyguard of the nazi party
Munich putsch
The event in 1923 in which hitler attempted to overthrow the Weimar government
Landsberg prison
Where hitler went to jail
Mein kampf
The book hitler wrote while in prison
Adolf lanz
The man hitler met while in jail, who gave hitler ideas about “blood theories”
Joseph goebbels
Hitler’s minister of propaganda
Gestapo
The official secret police force of the nazi party
Night of the long knives
A purge by the nazi party on 30 June 1934 in which the SS and the gestapo killed members of the SA
Define propaganda
Persuasive communication which influences beliefs, opinions and emotions.
Is deliberately used to influence people.
Appeals to the heart and not the mind
Define democracy
A form of government in which there is an elected government/ people can vote for their government
Define dictatorship
A form of government in which one person has total control
Define totalitarianism
A form of government in which there is one party and one leader who has complete control. There is no freedom of the individual.
Define fascism (fascist)
A political theory that the government should have complete control. In fascist states, the political party serves its own needs as is not concerned with citizen’s rights.
Define antisemitism
An extreme dislike or hatred of jews
Define genocide
A deliberate attempt to kill a national, race or religious group
Define ghetto
A poor area in a city where Jewish people were forced to live
Define holocaust
Any large scale killing and destruction, especially by fire. This term refers to the persecution and mass murder of the jews by the nazis between 1933 and 1945
Define concentration camp
Special war-time camps where opponents or political prisoners were held first used by the British during the south african war. (1899-1902) to imprison boer and black women and children
Define putsch
A forceful overthrowing of the government
