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7th Grade
06/12/2016

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tolerance















































Thomas Bland (blandt2@evesham.k12.nj.us)
Definition
to tolerate something, someone, opinion, behavior that you do not agree with
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intolerance
Definition
to not tolerate something, someone, opinion, behavior that you do not agree with
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prejudice
Definition
refers to prejudgment, or forming an opinion before coming aware of the relevant facts of a case
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anti-semitism
Definition
is prejudice, hatred of , or discrimination against Jewish people for reasons connected to their religion
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apathy
Definition
to have little concern for another person/ care less about others
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bystander apathy
Definition
cases in which individuals do not offer any means of help to a victim when other people are present
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scapegoat
Definition
a person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place EX: The Kitty Genovese Case/ The Leo Frank Case
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dehumanize
Definition
deprive of positive human qualities, describes the denial of humanness to others
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atrocity
Definition
an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically involving physical violence or injury
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discrimination
Definition
prejudice put into action--acting against people because they are a member of a group
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systematic
Definition
involving a system, method or plan
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avoidance
Definition
a from of discrimination where people avoid contact with members of a particular group based prejudice
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segration
Definition
separate groups of people by law custom, usually based on race
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ghetto
Definition
a portion of a city where members of a minority group live
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liberators
Definition
to set free people who are victims
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resisters
Definition
those who attempt to stop discrimination or crime by either nonviolent or violent ways
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stereotyping
Definition
an image of ideas about a group of people without regard to individual differences
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Holocaust
Definition
destruction or slaughter on a mass scale caused by fire or nuclear war
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Dachau
Definition
first concentration camp opened in Germany 1933
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Gestapo
Definition
the Nazi Secret State Police
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Nuremberg Laws
Definition
Took place in Nuremburg, Germany - Nazi laws of citizenship, used to protect “German Blood”, and prohibited marriages that would compromise Germany staying “Pure”.
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Kristallnacht
Definition
Nov. 9 1938 - meaning, “night of broken glass”. In one night 267 synagogues are destroyed, 7500 stores are looted, and 30,000 Jews are sent to concentration camps. Took place in Germany and Austria.
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Heinrich Himmler
Definition
Head of the German SS, second only to Adolf Hitler.
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SS –
Definition
Hitler’s secret force of protection and ultimate soldiers of terror.
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Auschwitz –
Definition
large concentration camp in Poland.
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Warsaw Ghetto
Definition
– on Yom Kippur the Nazi’s open a ghetto in the Jewish section of Warsaw, Poland that segregated Jews from the rest of society
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Sobibor
Definition
very large concentration camp in Poland.
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Treblinka
Definition
Death camp in Poland, almost one million Jews were killed here.
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Genocide
Definition
–the deliberate and systematic extermination of a racial, political, or cultural group.
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Nazi
Definition
– short for “National Socialist German Workers Party”. The controlling fascist body of Germany ruled under Adolf Hitler.
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Final Solution
Definition
– the finial plan to deal with the Jews, as seen under Hitler and Himmler. The systematic execution of all Jews, no more working, just death.
Term
Nuremberg Trials
Definition
– trials that took place in the city of Nuremberg placing the Nazis and party individuals on trial for the “acts against humanity”.
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Bystanders
Definition
– A Person who is present at an event with out participating in it or helping to stop it. Throughout the world, many stood by and watched, as the intolerance grew worse.
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Gentile
Definition
– A non-Jewish person
Term
Perpetrators
Definition
– Those who are responsible for committing a crime. Hitler created an atmosphere of terror that was maintained by the force of such perpetrators.
Term
Reich
Definition
– German word for State
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Swastika
Definition
– the Nazis used the design of a cross, with the arms bent clockwise, in Nazi Germany as a
symbol of Anti-Semitism and Party Symbol.
Term
Focus on WWII:
Definition
Axis vs. Allies Powers (know who is the leader and what side they are on)
Versailles Treaty
Promises of Hitler for Germany
Mein Kampf/ Hitler’s early life and rise to power
The NAZI Party
The Nuremberg Laws, Kristallnaught, ghetto, Final Solution, The Wansee Conference (anti-Semitism)
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Major Battles of WWII:
Definition
-Invasion of Poland
-Attack on Pearl Harbor/”Infamy Speech” by FDR
-Stalingrad, Russia – Battle
-Normandy Invasion by the Allied Forces
Term
Battle of Stalingrad
Definition
Germany vs. USSR (Russia)
-Aug. 1942 – Feb. 1943
-City in USSR named after the leader Joseph Stalin- “Man of Steel”
-It is an industrial city on the Volga River
-Had oil/access to the Caspian Sea
-Stalin and Hitler were enemies /both were brutal dictators
-Both ordered their soldiers to not surrender
-Hitler told his top general to commit suicide if you lose the battle
-Very bloody battle/USSR won!
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Why did USSR win?
Definition
-Very cold/they were dressed for the weather/Germany army not prepared for the weather
-The Russians knew the land/home team advantage
-All Russians fought the Germans—even women and children!
***Turning point in WWII---first battle that Hitler lost!
Term
Holocaust
Definition
– Complete destruction, usually by fire.
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When was the Holocaust:
Definition
1933 – 1945
Term
How many lives were lost?
Definition
Over 11 Million people lost their lives to Intolerance in TOTAL.
Over 6 Million were Jews
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Who else was targeted?
Definition
The rest were made up of “undesirables” – Handicaps, Jehovah Witnesses, Poles, Blacks, Homosexuals, etc.
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Hitler identified the “superior race” as ______________
Definition
Aryans
Term
Adolf Hitler took control of the Nazi Party and Germany in __________
Definition
1933
Term
Nazi:
Definition
National Socialist Workers Party – simply a political party
Term
Nazis Believed in:
Definition
Imperialism – spreading of power and country size; Military superiority – the military should be the most powerful of any military
Term
Germany had just lost WW1, _______________________________ Hitler used these hard times to fuel the fire of hatred in the nation.
Definition
Economy was terrible, No Jobs, Military was weak.
Term
Since the people of ___________ felt so weak and overpowered, it was easy for _____________, who was Charismatic (energetic and convincing), to shine the light of hatred towards the Jewish population – (Hitler blamed)
Definition
Germany / Hitler
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Hitler controlled the ________________, ______________, _______________ and _________________.
Definition
military, economy, government, and all aspects of life.
Term
Germany had high levels of ______________ which were starting to become developed, and that impressed the people of Germany.
Definition
technology
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Hitler initiated GENOCIDE:
Definition
Systematic and deliberate extermination of a racial group, political party, or complete culture.
Term
Hitler used cattle cars to ship people to _________________ and______________.
Definition
concentration and death camps
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The US was hesitant to get involved mainly because:
Definition
we were suspect of what was happening, anti-semitism throughout the nation, and immigration problems
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