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The Holocaust!
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anti-Semitism | prejudice against Jews. |
| Genocide | The deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial/political/cultural group. |
| Holocaust | A through destruction involving extensive loss of life often through fire. |
| Nazism | The political philosophy, based on extreme nationalism, racism, and militaristic expansion the Adolf Hitler put into practice in Germany from 1933-1945. |
| Master Race | According to Hitler the so called "pure" Germans who, because of their supposed racial superiority had the right to conquer and rule other people. |
| Propaganda | A kind of biased communication designed to influence people's thoughts and actions. |
| Ghettos | A city neighborhood in which a certain minority group (Jews) were forced to live. |
| Concentration Camps | A prison camp operated by the Nazi Germany in which Jews and others considered to be enemies of Hitler were starved while doing slave labor and/or were murdered. |
| Lebensraum | German word for "living space." |
| Corruption | Inducement to do wrong by lawful or improper means. |
| Kristallnacht | "Night of Broken Glass." Day in 1938 where Anti-Semitic riots broke out and Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues were destroyed. 30,000 Jews were rounded up and taken to concentration camps. |
| Commandants | Concentration camp leaders. |
| Crematorium | Building in which corpses are cremated. |
| Nuremberg Trials | The court proceedings held in Nuremberg, Germany, after World War II, in which Nazi leaders were tried for war crimes. |