Holocaust Unit: Vocab Flashcards
antisemitism
hostility to or prejudice against Jews
bystander
a person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part
crematoria
furnace to burn the dead
Concentration Camps
a place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities are deliberately imprisoned, sometimes awaiting mass execution
Death Camps
a prison camp especially one for political prisoners of war, in which many died from poor conditions or treatment, the ultimate outcome is death
dehumanization
the process of depriving a person or group of positive human qualities
deportation
the action of deporting a foreigner from a country
discrimination
the unjust treatment of different categories of pole or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex
euphemism
a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when reffering to something unpleasant or embarrassing
Final Solution
the Nazi policy of exterminating European Jews devolped of the Wannsee Conference
Fuehrer
a ruthless, tyrannical leader
genocide
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation
liberation
the act of setting someone free
Nazi
a person who seeks to impose their views on others in a very autocratic or inflexible way
persecution
hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs
