Holocaust Flashcards
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Holocaust
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Systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. Greek word meaning “sacrifice by fire.”
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Genocide
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The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
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Concentration Camp
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A camp created to confine large numbers of prisoners(including political opponents and those deemed racially inferior) in harsh and unhealthy conditions.
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Hate Crime
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A hate crime is a crime motivated by bias against race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or disabilities.
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Milgrim Experiment
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An experiment conducted on random people to see if they would obey an authorative figure
