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Holocaust 8A List 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| genocide | The deliberate, systematic murder of an entire political, cultural, racial, or religious group (the term was first used in 1944) |
| scapegoat | A person, group, or thing unfairly blamed, punished, or made to bear the guilt for the faults, mistakes, or misdeeds of others |
| antisemitism | Prejudice or discrimination against Jews — dislike, fear, and persecution of Jews. |
| Aryan | A term used by the Nazis to describe a supposed "master race" of non-Jewish Caucasians, usually having Nordic (blonde hair and blue eyes) features. |
| propoganda | Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a particular political cause or point of view |
| deportation | Forced legal removal of an unwanted person from a place (example: Jews in Nazi-occupied countries were forced from their homes.) |
| dehumanization | The act of degrading people and stripping them of their human rights |
| pogrom | Organized violence against Jews, often with the support of the government |
| ghetto | A confined area of a city where Jews were forced to live in crowded, miserable conditions. |
| atrocity | an extremely cruel, wicked, or shocking act, frequently used to describe large-scale violence against civilians during war |