The Holocaust 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
a place where a dead persons body is cremated ; somewhere to burn bodies
concentration camp
a guarded compound for the detention or imprisonment enemies of the state
death camp
a prison camp, especially one for political prisoners or prisoners of war, in which many die from poor conditions and treatment or from mass execution.
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 or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people 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 referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
final solution
the Nazi policy of exterminating European Jews. Introduced by Heinrich Himmler and administered by Adolf Eichmann, the policy resulted in the murder of 6 million Jews in concentration camps between 1941 and 1945.
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 from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression; release.
nazi
a member of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party.
persecution
hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs.
refugee
a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
star of david
a six-pointed figure consisting of two interlaced equilateral triangles, used as a Jewish and Israeli symbol.
swastika
an ancient symbol in the form of an equal-armed cross with each arm continued at a right angle, used (in clockwise form) as the emblem of the German Nazi Party.
visa
an endorsement on a passport indicating that the holder is allowed to enter, leave, or stay for a specified period of time in a country.
wannsee conference
The Wannsee Conference was a meeting of senior government officials of Nazi Germany and Schutzstaffel leaders, held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee on 20 January 1942.
