1. Holocaust Vocabulary

2. (over 11 million people in all)
HOLOCAUST
Term used to refer to the systematic murder of 6 million Jews by the Nazis between “Holokaustos” meaning “Burnt whole”
(over 11 million people in all)

3. Ruler of Germany during WWII, called the “Fuhrer”
ADOLF HITLER
Ruler of Germany during WWII, called the “Fuhrer”

4. A leader, especially one exercising the absolute power of a tyrant
FUHRER
A leader, especially one exercising the absolute power of a tyrant

5. A ruler with absolute power
DICTATOR
A ruler with absolute power

7. 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)

8. Discrimination or persecution of Jews
ANTI-SEMITISM
Discrimination or persecution of Jews

9. Place where political prisoners were kept
CONCENTRATION CAMP
Place where political prisoners were kept
(EX: Dachau, Bergen-Belsen, forced labor, POW, transit camps)

10. Nazi centers of murder and extermination
DEATH CAMPS
Nazi centers of murder and extermination

11. The systematic elimination of a people or nation
GENOCIDE
The systematic elimination of a people or nation

12. Top Genocides “geno” – race, “cide” - kill
Bosnia ( ) – 200,000 Deaths
Rwanda (1994) – 800,000 Deaths
Cambodia ( ) –
2 million Deaths
Nazi Holocaust ( ) –
6 million Deaths
Stalin’s Forced Famine ( ) –
7 million Deaths

13. GHETTO
a section of a city occupied by a minority group who live there especially because of social, economic, or legal pressure

14. NAZISM the ideology and practice of the Nazis, especially
the policy of racist
nationalism, national expansion, and state
control of the economy

15. Symbol of the Nazi party; originally an ancient religious symbol
SWASTIKA
Symbol of the Nazi party; originally an ancient religious symbol

16. The Nazi term for the annihilation of the Jews in Europe
FINAL SOLUTION
The Nazi term for the annihilation of the Jews in Europe

17. PROPAGANDA
False or partly false information used by a government/political party intended to influence/sway the opinions of the population

18. 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”

19. BANDWAGON “If everyone jumped off a cliff, would you?”
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?”

20. SS
Formed in 1925 as Hitler’s personal guards and developed into the most powerful affiliated organization of the Nazi party

21. Universal symbol of Judaism, also the Shield of David
STAR OF DAVID
(Yellow Star)
Universal symbol of Judaism, also the Shield of David

23. The systematic mistreatment of an individual or group by another group
PERSECUTION
The systematic mistreatment of an individual or group by another group

24. Abbreviation for Geheime Staatspolizei (Secret State Police)
GESTAPO
Abbreviation for Geheime Staatspolizei (Secret State Police)

25. NUREMBERG TRIALS
Trials held in Nuremberg, Germany from to prosecute war criminals from Nazi Germany for their crimes against the Jews. The main targets charged were political, economic, and military leaders.

26. Nuremberg Trials. Defendants in the dock
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.