Glossary - Democracy, WWI & WWII Flashcards
concentration camp
a prison where people are forced to live and work in very basic conditions
discrimination
when people are treated unfairly
empire
is a group of lands that are under the rule of a dominant country
prejudice
having an opinion or deciding about something or someone without finding out for yourself
- to pre-judge
racism
is a belief that there are human groups with particular characteristics. It is used to justify the unfair treatment of others.
stereotypes
is a false picture that links people from particular groups with certain, usually negative characteristics.
democracy
is where a government is made up of representatives who have been voted into power by the people
gender
describes whether people are male or female
race
is a group of people who have the same roots
Anti-Semitic
views discriminate against Jews
- anti Jew
holocaust
was the mass murder of Jews by the Nazis in WWII
nationalism
is a belief of the importance and dominance of a country
swastika
a symbol consisting of a cross with each arm bent at a right angle - Nazi emblem
rationing
restricted provisions of food and clothing when there were limited stocks available
propaganda
is information intended to convince people of a particular viewpoint
- posters
- broadcasts
- leaflets
evacuee
a person who has moved from a place of danger due to war or natural disaster
evacuation
to remove people out of danger
xenophobia
the fear or dislike of strangers and foreigners
genocide
occur when whole nations are destroyed because they are hated by a more powerful race
- Hitler was genocide because he tried eliminate the Jewish race
gestapo
secret police force
- orders to arrest all Jews and people against Nazism
