Studied by 95 peopleholocaust
a fast burning fire that destroys everything in its past
genocide
the systematic killing of a target group of people
selection
the euphemism used by Nazis when they chose who would live and die
final solution
the euphemism for Hitler's plan to murder all Jews
Judenrein
"free from Jews"
antisemitism
racist hatred and fear of Jewish people
myth
a false narrative used to spread misinformation/lies about a group of people
prejudice
A negative attitude toward an entire category of people, often an ethnic or racial minority
stereotype
a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea or label of a particular type of person or thing
indifference
lack of interest, concern, or sympathy for fellow human beings
dehumanization
the act of viewing and treating others deemed "inferior" or "unsuitable" as nonhumans; dangerous because it liberates people to commit crimes against humanity without consideration or remorse
objectification
the action of degrading someone to the status of a mere object
Nazi
Hitler's racist political party
gestapo
secret police in charge of silencing political opposition to Hitler
SS
the Schutzstaffel -- the elite paramilitary forces in charge of Jewish removal and concentration camps
Ghetto
separate section of a city or town where Jews were forced to live in overcrowded housing
Euthanasia Program
The Nazi program of systematically killing people deemed superfluous or threatening to Germany's racial health because of their physical or mental disabilities
euphemism
an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive; for instance, "collateral damage" is used to cover up "war murder"
Dr. Mengele
"the Angel of Death" doctor who performed unethical experiments on prisoners
Auschwitz
the largest death camp, located in Poland
Birkenau
reception center for Auschwitz
Kapo
prisoners put in charge of the camps
Roma
Also known as "Gypsies," 200 thousand of this ethnic group in Europe was exterminated by the Nazis
55 million
the approximate number of WWII casualties
6 million
the number of Jews Hitler exterminated; two-thirds of the 9 million European Jews
700,000
European Jews who emigrated to Israel after the Holocaust
250,000
Number of mentally and physically disabled persons murdered
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