The Holocaust Flashcards
the term the nazis used to refer to their plans to completely exterminate the Jewish people
final solution
racial characteristics that the nazis adopted to define a master race; typically people with blonde hair and blue eyes
aryan
the act of setting someone free from imprisonment, slavery or oppression
liberation
a special mobile killing force made up of the SS and regular police who followed the German army into occupied areas
einsatzgruppen
the name for Germany from 1933-1945, when it was under control by Adolf Hitler and the nazi party
third reich
the genocide of Jewish people and other minorities by the nazis
this included Roma people, political opponents, the mentally ill, the physically disabled and homosexuals
holocaust
a violent attack on a Jewish community
pogram
a part of a city where a particular group of people is forced to live in
ghetto
a concentration camp designed for the mass killing of Jewish people and other minorities; also known as a death camp
extermination camp
the night of broken glass - an event that occurred on the 9-10 November 1938 when nazis in Germany and Austria openly attacked Jewish businesses, homes, synagogues and Jewish people themselves
Kristallnacht
prejudice against, or hatred of, Jewish people
anti-semitism
information spread to influence or mislead people
propaganda
a special military forces team that was responsible for carrying out the final solution and running the concentration camps; also known as the SS
Schutzstaffel
a prison or labour camp built by the nazis to hold people who were considered to be dangerous (politically, racially, religiously or intellectually)
concentration camp
a six-pointed star that is the symbol of the Jewish people - during the holocaust, Jewish people were forced to wear stars of david on their clothing to identify themselves as Jewish
star of david
