holocaust vocab Flashcards
Dehumanized
The process of depriving a person or group of positive human quantities
Bigotry
Unreasonable attachment to a belief or opinion; in particular, prejudice against a person or group based on their belonging to that group.
Liberation
The act of setting someone free from imprisonment
anti-semitism
Hostility or prejudice toward Jewish people
Totalitarian
A system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete obedience to the state
Genocide
The intentional act to destroy a group of people from a specific ethnic, religious, or national group
Despot
A ruler or other person who holds absolute power, usually in a cruel or oppressive way
Propaganda
Information, especially of the misleading nature, used to promote a particular political cause or point of view
