ETHICS AND IDENTITY Flashcards
WW2
Identity
The characteristics, traits, beliefs, and experiences that define an individual or group, influencing how they see themselves and are perceived by others.
Justice
The concept of fairness and the administration of the law, ensuring that individuals or groups are treated equitably and held accountable for their actions
Minority
A group of people who are different from the larger group in a society, often in terms of race, ethnicity, religion, or other characteristics, and who may have less power or representation.
Dilemna
A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more equally undesirable alternatives.
Massacre
The intentional and violent killing of a large number of people, often involving innocent or unarmed individuals.
Accountability
The obligation to accept responsibility for one’s actions and decisions, and to disclose results in a transparent manner.
Fact
A statement that can be proven to be true or false based on objective evidence.
Opinion
A personal view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
Belief
An acceptance that something exists or is true, often without definitive proof, and based on faith, tradition, or personal conviction.
Kristallnacht
Also known as the “Night of Broken Glass,” it was a violent anti-Jewish pogrom that took place on November 9–10, 1938, in Nazi Germany, where Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues were destroyed, and many Jews were killed or arrested.
holocaust
General term for a large-scale destruction or mass killing, especially by fire or war. It can be used in different contexts but is not specific to one event.
Holocaust
The systematic, state-sponsored genocide of six million Jews and millions of other victims by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II.
Genocide
The deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, ethnic, or religious group.
Propaganda
Information, especially biased or misleading, used to promote a political cause or point of view, often by governments or organizations.
Anti-Semitism
Prejudice, hostility, or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group.
Prejudice
Preconceived opinion or feeling, often negative, directed against someone or something without sufficient knowledge or reason.
Othering
The process of perceiving or portraying someone as fundamentally different or alien, often to marginalize or stigmatize them.
Stereotype
A widely held but oversimplified and generalized belief or idea about a particular group of people or things.
Einsatzgruppen
Paramilitary death squads of Nazi Germany that were responsible for mass shootings, primarily of Jews, during the early phases of the Holocaust, particularly in Eastern Europe.
Nuremberg Laws
Racial laws implemented in Nazi Germany in 1935 that institutionalized many of the racial theories of Nazi ideology and deprived Jews of German citizenship and rights.
Volksgemeinschaft
A German term meaning “people’s community,” used by the Nazis to promote the idea of a unified, racially pure national community, excluding those deemed undesirable.
Universe of Obligation
A sociological concept referring to the circle of individuals and groups toward whom obligations are owed, to whom rules apply, and whose rights must be respected
UN Convention of the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide
A treaty adopted by the United Nations in 1948 defining genocide in legal terms and obligating signatory nations to prevent and punish acts of genocide.
