Holocaust Vocabulary

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Nuremburg Trials

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The series of military tribunals held after World War II to prosecute prominent leaders of Nazi Germany for war crimes.

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Aryan Race

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A term used by the Nazis to describe a 'master' race, characterized by northern European features such as blonde hair and blue eyes.

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Dachau

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The first concentration camp established by the Nazis in 1933, located in southern Germany.

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Nuremburg Laws

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Anti-Semitic laws enacted in 1935 that stripped Jews of German citizenship and prohibited marriage between Jews and non-Jewish Germans.

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Auschwitz

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The largest and most infamous concentration and extermination camp established by the Nazis in Poland, known for mass killings.

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Holocaust

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The systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its allies.

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Concentration Camp

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A facility where political prisoners, minorities, and others were detained under harsh conditions, often leading to forced labor and death.

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Final Solution

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The Nazi plan for the extermination of the Jewish people, which led to the genocide known as the Holocaust.

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Kristallnacht

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A violent pogrom against Jews in November 1938, marked by the destruction of Jewish businesses and synagogues.

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SS (Schutzstaffel)

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A major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, responsible for many of the crimes against humanity during the Holocaust.