Vocab for Anne Frank

Question 1

Group of 26 nations lead by Great Britain, United States, and Soviet Union that opposed Germany, Italy, and Japan (axis partners) in WWII

Answer 1

Allies

Question 2

Prejudge or discrimination of Jews- fear, dislike, persecution of Jews

Answer 2

Anti-semitism

Question 3

prison camps that held Jews, Gypsies, political & religious opponents of the Nazis, resistance fighters, and others considered enemies of the state. People died of starvation, slave labor, and disease

Answer 3

Concentration camps

Question 4

largest concentration camp - in southwest Poland – more than 1 million Jews were killed here – inhabitants of Secret Annexe were sent from Westerbork to Auschwitz in September 1944

Answer 4

Auschwitz/Birkenau

Question 5

camp in Germany – Anne and Margot died here – most died from epidemics, overcrowding, and planned starvation

Answer 5

Bergen/ Belsen

Question 6

a transit camp in Holland through which 100,000 Jews were deported from 1942-1944 to death camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau, Sobibor, Theresienstadt, and Bergen-Belsen

Answer 6

Westerbork

Question 7

Forced removal of Jews in Nazi-occupied countries from their homes

Answer 7

Deportation

Question 8

Deliberate, systematic murder of an entire political, cultural, racial, or religious group

Answer 8

Genocide

Question 9

German internal security police during the Nazi regime, secret police

Answer 9

Gestapo

Question 10

Control of a country by a foreign military power

Answer 10

Occupation

Question 11

Organized violence against Jews, often with support of the Government

Answer 11

Pogrom

Question 12

Abbreviation for Schutzstaffel, the black-shirted elite guard of Hitler later the political police in charge of the concentration and death camps

Answer 12

SS

Question 13

Ancient religious symbol (hooked cross) that became the official Nazi party symbol- now banned in Germany, it is still used by Neo-Nazi around the world

Answer 13

Swastika

Question 14

Nazi name for Germany and the occupied territories from January 1933 to April 1945

Answer 14

Third Reich

Question 15

the 6-pointed Star of David was a Jewish symbol that the Nazis forced Jews above the age of 6 to wear as a mark of shame and to make Jews visible (in the Netherlands, the star carried the word “Jood,” meaning “Jew” – from May 1942 until she went into hiding, Anne Frank wore a yellow star, separating her from the rest of the Dutch population)

Answer 15

Yellow star

Question 16

Organized movement of world Jewry for the reconstitution of a Jewish state in Palestine, now concerned with supporting the state Israel

Answer 16

Zionism

Question 17

youngest child (13 years old as Diary begins) of Otto & Edith Frank – young Dutch woman of German-Jewish origin who keeps a diary during WWII while hiding from Nazis – over the course of 2 years, she records her reactions and feelings about everyday events inside the Annexe, as well as events occurring outside the Annexe – discovers a wealth of good qualities in herself

Answer 17

Anne Frank

Question 18

Anne’s older sister (16 as the Diary begins)- quiet, studios, eager to lease adults- often clashes with her sister is considered talkative and rebellious

Answer 18

Margot Frank

Question 19

Father of Margot and Anne- often called “Pim” by Anne made arrangements for family’s safety by moving them to Amsterdam and then finding a hiding place and helpers

Answer 19

Otto Frank

Question 20

Mother of Anne and Margot- a peacemaker, often the voice of reason in the Annex

Answer 20

Edith Frank

Question 21

Business associate of Otto Frank- arranges for his family to join the Frank’s hiding in the Annex- a know-it-all

Answer 21

Mr. Van Dann

Question 22

Vain women who is hard to get along with

Answer 22

Mrs. Van Dann

Question 23

16 year old son of the Van Dann’s- shy, awkward, introspective boy who falls in love with Anne- Anne concludes he is weak minded and lacks character

Answer 23

Peter Van Dann

Question 24

Dentist who shares room with Anne- drives her crazy with his habits

Answer 24

Albert Dussel

Question 25

Anne’s school friend- Anne has visions of her suffering in a concentration camp- meets her at Belsen

Answer 25

Lies

Question 26

Mr. Frank’s associate who arranges for the group to live in the annex, provides them with food – captured with Franks but released due to health problems

Answer 26

Mr. Koophius

Question 27

associate of Mr. Frank who arranges for the hiding place and bears the brunt of the responsibility for helping the group–arrested with Franks & spent 8 months in labor camp

Answer 27

Mr. Kraler

Question 28

Assist residents by providing them food, clothing, books, and companionship

Answer 28

Miep

Question 29

Does chores, finds food and clothing, and arranges illegal goods and coupons for residents

Answer 29

Elli

Question 30

Adolf Hitler’s autobiography, written during his imprisonment in 1924 – details his plans to make Europe judenrein (Jew-free)

Answer 30

Mein Kampf – (My Struggle)