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Smith: Tolerance Unit
Part I: The Holocaust
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10th Grade
11/30/2010

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GHETTO
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SECTIONS OF TOWNS OR CITIES USED TO CONCENTRATE, STARVE, AND SERVE AS HOLDING CENTERS FOR REGIONAL JEWISH POPULATIONS
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ANTISEMITISM
Definition
PREJUDICE, HOSTILITY, AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST JEWS
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NAZI
Definition
A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SOCIALIST GERMAN WORKERS PARTY WHICH SUPPORTED BIOLOGICAL RACISM AND ANTISEMITISM
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HITLER
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LEADER OF THE NAZI PARTY WHO WAS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE HOLOCAUST
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GESTAPO
Definition
THE NAZI SECRET STATE POLICE WHO WERE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE MURDER OF JEWS AND OTHER NAZI VICTIMS DURING THE HOLOCAUST
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THE FINAL SOLUTION
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THE NAZI CODE PHRASE FOR THE SYSTEMATIC PLAN TO MURDER EVERY JEWISH PERSON IN EUROPE
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SS
Definition
SCHUTZSTAFFEL-THE NAZI "PROTECTION SQUADRON" RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAJORITY OF WAR CRIMES DURING THE HOLOCAUST
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HIMMLER
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OVERSEER OF THE GESTAPO, SS, CONCENTRATION CAMPS, AND MOBILE KILLING SQUADS
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RABBI
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JEWISH RELIGIOUS TEACHER
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GENTILE
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PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT JEWISH
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GENOCIDE
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THE DESTRUCTION OF AN ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS, OR NATIONAL GROUP TO THE DEGREE THAT THEY NO LONGER EXIST
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ARYAN
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TERM NAZIS APPLIED TO PEOPLE OF NORTHERN EUROPEAN BACKGROUND WITH FAIR SKIN, HAIR, AND EYES
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