Terms Flashcards
Identity
The fact of being who or what a person or thing is
Justice
Just behavior or treatment
Minority
The smaller number or part, especially a number or part representing less than half of the whole
Dilemna
A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable
Massacre
An indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many people
Accountability
The fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility
Fact
A thing that is known or proved to be true
Opinion
A view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge
Belief
An acceptance that something exists or is true, especially one without proof
Kristallnacht
The night of November 9-10 1938 when German Nazis attacked the Jewish people and their property
holocaust
Killing or destruction by fire
Holocaust
Systematix, state-sponsored murder of Jews in Europe by Nazi Germany and others from 1941-45
Genocide
The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group
Propaganda
Information, especially of a biased misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view
Anti-semitism
A certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward the Jews
Prejudice
A preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
Othering
The act of treating someone as though they are not part of a group and are different in some way
Stereotype
A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
Einsatzgruppen
Units of the Nazi security forces composed of members of the SS, the Sicherheitspolizei, and the Ordnungspolizei that acted as a mobile killing unit in WW2
Nuremberg Laws
Legal regulations designed by Adolf Hitler that restricted and deprived Jews from their rights
Volksgemeinschaft
A German expression meaning “people’s/folk/national/racial community”
Universe of Obligation
A group of individuals that society recognises that needs and deserves to be treated morally and with respect and dignity
UN Convention of the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide
A convention that states that genocide is a crime. The convention says, “Genocide is a crime that can take place both in the time of war as well as in time of peace”.
