1. German Vocabulary for WW2

2. Third Reich = Hitler’s empire (reich) that would last for 1,000. Der Fuhrer = Hitler’s title; a strong man or leader. Nazi = National Socialist German Worker’s Party Mein Kampf = My Struggle; Hitler’s book that details his plans for a new Germany Heil Hitler = mandatory greeting for all citizens in the Nazi party; means “hail Hitler.” Wermacht = war machine Luftawaffe = German air force Blitzkrieg = “lightning war”; type of warfare developed by Germans in WW2

3. Lebensraum = “living space”; Hitler’s reason for conquering territory in Europe. Anschluss = unification of Austria with Germany. Kristallnacht = “Night of Broken Glass”; first incident of anti-Semitism in Germany & Austria (November 9 & 10, 1938) Schutzstaffel = SS; elite troops of the German army; black shirts Gestapo = secret police Hitler Jugend = “Hitler Youth”; like the Boy Scouts only a Nazi version. Nuremburg Laws = stripped Jews of their civil rights

4. Non-German Words for WW2 Holocaust = the destruction of millions of Jews during Nazi power. Anti-Semitism = hatred of Jewish people