Shane's Vocab 5.9 Flashcards
surname
last name
expelled
to force out
deportees
one who has been deported or is under sentence of deportation
Gestapo
secret police of Nazi Germany
exterminate
to get rid of completely usually by killing off
Holocaust
the mass slaughter of European civilians, esp. Jews, by the Nazis in WWII
Fuhrer
tyrannical leader
anti-semetic
feeling or showing hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a cultural, racial, or ethnic group
concentration camp
a place where large numbers of people are detained or confined under armed guards
Kristallnacht
the night of broken glass
euthanasia
mercy killing
atrocities
a shockingly bad or atrocious act or situation
genocide
the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group
penury
a cramping and oppressive lack of resources such as money
prejudice
preconceived judgment or opinion