Holocaust

Roxanne (United States of America)
Holocaust Vocab - 8th grade
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  1. victim
    an unfortunate person who suffers from adverse circumstances
  2. death camp
    a concentration camp where prisoners are likely to die
  3. Gestapo
    the secret state police in Nazi Germany
  4. genocide
    systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
  5. collaborator
    an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest
  6. antisemitism
    the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people
  7. stereotype
    a conventional or formulaic conception or image
  8. propaganda
    information that is spread to promote some cause
  9. occupation
    the control of a country by forces of a foreign power
  10. dehumanize
    deprive of the positive qualities of a person
  11. ghetto
    a poor densely populated city district
  12. resistance
    a secret group organized to overthrow a government
  13. hiding
    the state of being hidden
  14. diary
    a daily written record of experiences and observations
  15. bunker
    an underground shelter or fortification
  16. Star of David
    a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles
  17. Schutzstaffel
    special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps
  18. bigot
    a prejudiced person who is intolerant of differing opinions
  19. pogrom
    organized persecution of an ethnic group, especially Jews
Created on Tue Apr 02 17:33:32 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Apr 04 18:28:09 EDT 2013)

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