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10 Cards in this Set
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scapegoat |
an innocent person, group, or race who is blamed for the general problems of society and punished harshly for them |
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genocide |
the mass extermination of a group of people because of their nationality, race, or religion |
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Gestapo |
the German secret police |
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prejudice |
an irrational hatred of a person, group, or race based upon a preconceived opinion or judgment |
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Nazi |
The National Socialist German Workers Party |
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SS |
The elite guard, or special force, of the Nazis headed by Himmler |
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Kapo |
Burtal Jewish prisoners who controlled concentration camp inmates for the Germans in exchange for special treatment |
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Holocaust |
the destruction of 6 million Jews in death camps 1933-1945 |
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anit-Semitism |
Ill feelings or hatred toward Jews |
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ghetto |
a section of a city in which Jews were required to live |
