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Holocaust
Vocabulary
HOLOCAUST
Term used to refer to the
systematic murder of 6
million Jews by the Nazis
between 1933-1945.
“Holokaustos” meaning
“Burnt whole”
(over 11 million people in all)
ADOLF HITLER
Ruler of Germany
during WWII,
called the
“Fuhrer”
FUHRER
A leader, especially
one exercising the
absolute power of
a tyrant
DICTATOR
A ruler with
absolute power
ARYAN
Racial term used by
Nazis to describe a
“race” they believed to
be superior. It has no
biological validity
(This is where the Blue eyes, blonde hair,
tanned skin stereotype came from)
ANTISEMITISM
Discrimination
or persecution
of Jews
CONCENTRATION
CAMP
Place where
political prisoners
were kept
(EX: Dachau, Bergen-Belsen, forced labor,
POW, transit camps)
DEATH CAMPS
Nazi centers of
murder and
extermination
GENOCIDE
The systematic
elimination of a
people or nation
Top Genocides
“geno” – race, “cide” - kill
• Bosnia (1992-1995) – 200,000 Deaths
• Rwanda (1994) – 800,000 Deaths
• Cambodia (1975-1979) –
2 million Deaths
• Nazi Holocaust (1933-1945) –
6 million Deaths
• Stalin’s Forced Famine (1932-33) –
7 million Deaths
GHETTO
a section of a city
occupied by a minority
group who live there
especially because of
social, economic, or legal
pressure
NAZISM
the ideology and practice
of the Nazis, especially
the policy of racist
nationalism, national
expansion, and state
control of the economy
SWASTIKA
Symbol of the Nazi
party; originally an
ancient religious
symbol
FINAL SOLUTION
The Nazi term for
the annihilation of
the Jews in
Europe
PROPAGANDA
False or partly false
information used by a
government/political
party intended to
influence/sway the
opinions of the population
ASSERTION
• Commonly used in advertising
• An enthusiastic and energetic
statement presented as a fact, although
not necessarily true
• Should be accepted without question
“My product is the best”
BANDWAGON
• An appeal to the subject to follow the crowd,
to join in because others are doing it
• One side is the winning side because it has
more people, more popular
• The subject is meant to believe that since it
has so many people, the “win” is inevitable and
defeat impossible
• Backwards look: you will be left out if you
don’t join in
“If everyone jumped off a cliff, would you?”
SS
Formed in 1925 as Hitler’s
personal guards and
developed into the most
powerful affiliated
organization of the Nazi
party
STAR OF DAVID
(Yellow Star)
Universal symbol of
Judaism, also the
Shield of David
PERSECUTION
The systematic
mistreatment of an
individual or group
by another group
GESTAPO
Abbreviation for Geheime
Staatspolizei (Secret
State Police)
NUREMBERG TRIALS
Trials held in Nuremberg,
Germany from 1945-1949 to
prosecute war criminals from
Nazi Germany for their
crimes against the Jews.
The main targets charged
were political, economic, and
military leaders.
Nuremberg Trials. Defendants in the dock. The main target of the
prosecution was Hermann Göring (at the left edge on the first row of
benches), considered to be the most important surviving official in the
Third Reich after Hitler's death.