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Holocaust Vocab
General Vocab for the Holocaust
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| allies | a country that has agreed to help and support another country, especially in case of war; the group of countries during WWII that fight against the Nazis. |
| annex | to take control of a country or region, especially by force |
| antisemitism | hate towards or unfair treatment of Jewish people |
| collaborators | people who work with other people to create, produce or do something. |
| deport | to remove someone from a country |
| Europe | the continent north of Africa and west of Asia. |
| forced labor | hard physical work that someone is forced to do, often a slave or prisoner. |
| ghetto | an area of a city pr town where certain people are forced to live, often in bad conditions. |
| government | a group of people who are responsible for controlling a country or a state |
| Adolf Hitler | the leader of the Nazi Party and Germany during WWII. |
| immigrate | to come and live permanently in a country after leaving your own country |
| inferior | not as good as something else |
| Jews | people who practice Judaism or consider themselves Jewish through tradition, culture or heritage |
| liberate | to free a country or person from the control of someone else |
| murder | the crime of killing someone intentionally |
| Nazis | members of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, the racist and antisemetic political party led by Adolf Hitler; held power in Germany from 1933 to 1945 (end of the war) |
| persecution | act of treating somebody in a cruel and unfair way, especially because of their race, religion, or political beliefs. |
| policy | a plan of action agreed or chosen by a political party, business, or other organization. |
| rabbi | spiritual leader or teacher in Judaism |
| swastika | symbol of the Nazi party |
| systmatic | something that is done carefully and in a certain order. |