| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Allies | Group of nations such as United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union who fought Nazi Germany in WWII. |
| Anti-Semitism | Extreme discrimination against Jews. |
| Aryans | People that Nazis considered to be "pure" racial background. |
| Call-Up | Official notification that a person must report to Nazi authorities. |
| Concentration Camp | Prison camp. |
| Deportation | Forced removal from a country. |
| Emigrate | To leave a country. |
| Fascist | Follower of a political belief that values the nation or race over the individual and led by a dictator. |
| Genocide | Deliberate destruction of an ethnic or religious group. |
| Gustapo | Nazi secret police. |
| Ghetto | A section of a city where Jews were forced to live. |
| Hitler | German dictator from 1933 to 1945. Founded the Nazi Party. |
| Mussolini | Ruler of Italy from 1922 to 1945. |
| Nazi | National Socialist German Workers' Party that ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945. |
| Partisans | Resisters who tried to disrupt the Nazis' plans. |
| Persecution | Oppression or unjust treatment. |
| Pogrom | Government-approved massacre or attack on minority. |
| Propaganda | One-sided or biased information intended to help or hurt a cause. |
| Ration Books | Coupons issued by the government for food and other supplies. |
| Refugee | One who leaves a country to escape unfair treatment. |
| Regime | Government in power. |
| Righteous Gentiles | Non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. |
| SS | Schutzstaffel, "protective squads" who served Nazi leaders. |
| Third Reich | German government under Adolf Hitler. |
| Typhus | Deadly disease often transmitted by body lice. |
| Underground | In hiding. |
| Zionist Movement | Efforts to re-established a Jewish nation in Palestine. |
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