Important Vocabulary for the Holocaust
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History of the Holocaust
Lesson Plans by Richard Cleggett, Matt Campbell, and John Gillis
The Holocaust was a 20th century genocide of staggering proportions. Over the course of twelve years, the Nazi Party brutally and systematically killed nearly six million Jews and five million other victims. It remains a profoundly tragic chapter of world history. It also remains an important part of history for students to study in order to better understand World War 2 and even current events.
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The History of the Holocaust - Holocaust Vocabulary
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- INDOCTRINATION
- ANTI-SEMITISM
- BIAS
- LOGIC
- OPINION
- Indoctrination is the act of indoctrinating, or teaching a specific idea, ideology, point of view, or a specific point of view. Indoctrination was used to manipulate and educate the youth of Germany to perceive Jews, gypsies, and other "racially inferior" peoples as lesser than that of the German Aryan race.
- Anti-Semitism is the discrimination and prejudice against Judaism and the Jewish people. Nazis and Nazi sympathizers held extremely strong anti-Semitic views, contributing to their persecution and maltreatment.
- Bias is a trend, feeling, opinion, inclination, or viewpoint that is preconceived, or unreasoned and hostile. Nazis and Nazi sympathizers were biased against Jews, homosexuals, and others considered "undesirables". Biases held great precedent in Nazi Germany.
- DEHUMANIZATION
- TERMINOLOGIES IN UNDERSTANDING THE HOLOCAUST
- GENOCIDE
- NATIONALISM
- Dehumanization is the act in which one is deprived of human qualities or attributes. It divests people of individuality. In Nazi Germany, propaganda, indoctrination, and education was aimed at dehumanizing Jews and other ethnic groups. Dehumanization was also used to control and initiate the events of the Holocaust.
- Genocide is the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group. The Nazis committed genocide against the Jews and other ethnic populations who existed in the countries and areas they controlled.
- Nationalism is the pride in one's country. It is the devotion and complete loyalty to the state, expressed with acts and actions of patriotism. Feelings of nationalism helped fuel Nazi Germany, even in regards to the acts committed throughout the Holocaust.
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