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Chapter16
The Rise of Hitler and the Nazis in Germany
Term | Definition |
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Anti-Semitism | hatred towards the Jews |
Aryan race | the master race |
The Great Depression | a period of economic difficulty that followed the Wall Street Crash in 1929 |
The Gestaop | secret police in Nazi Germany |
The SS | a special Nazi unit that supervised the extermination camps |
Enabling Law 1933 | a law that allowed Hitler and the Nazi Party to rule Germany by decree for a period of 4 years |
The Night of the Long Knives | the night when Hitler arrested and executed the leadership of the SA |
Der Fuhrer | the title given to Hitler from 1934 onward. It means 'the leader'. |
Kristallnacht | the night of broken glass. On this night in 1938, Jews were attacked and their property damaged |
Holocaust | this is the name given to the mass killing of Jews during World War II |