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Holocaust Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Violent crimes committed
against groups with the intent to destroy
the existence of the group
a)
Swastika
b)
Gestapo
c)
Pogroms
d)
Genocide
2.
Formerly the
restricted quarter
of many European
cities in which Jews
were required to
live.
a)
Ghettos
b)
Gestapo
c)
Deportation
d)
Concentration Camps
3.
A negative attitude toward an entire category of people, often an ethnic or racial minority.
a)
Prejudice
b)
Scapegoat
c)
Indignation
4.
A person/s carrying the blame for someone else.
Jews for centuries have been blamed for financial hardships through history.
a)
Scapegoat
b)
Perplex
c)
Prejudice
d)
Bias
5.

widespread destruction, especially by fire

a)

dehumanize

b)

persecute

c)

holocaust

d)

oppress

e)

liberate

6.

take human qualities away from other people

a)

dehumanize

b)

persecute

c)

holocaust

d)

oppress

e)

liberate

7.

Racist groups always seek to (a)   those that are different from them just because they're different.

8.

When he called the other person a bug, it was clear he was trying to (a)   him.

9.

What is a perpetrator?

a)

the ideas that are facts

b)

a belief that one race is superior than others

c)

a person who commits a crime of violence

d)

a person who saves another person from a bad situation

10.

The correct definition of Antisemitism is:

a)

prejudice against or hatred of Jews

b)

prejudice against or hatred of Nazis

c)

preference of Jews

d)

preference of Nazis

11.

curb, suppress, or restrain

a)

reactive

b)

referendum

c)

dynamic

d)

repress

12.

What is rhetoric?

a)

The art of war

b)

The art of disagreement

c)

The art of persuasion

d)

The art of logic

13.

a ruler who has unlimited power over other people, and uses it unfairly and cruelly:

Tamir, one of several sons of the exiled ruler, vowed he would liberate his country from the ___.

a)

articulate

b)

absence makes the heart grow fonder

c)

conspicuous by your absence

d)

tycoon

e)

tyrant

14.

Another word for dictatorship

a)

Despotism

b)

Totalitarianism

c)

Authoritarianism

d)

All

15.

A political movement in which people emphasize their shared history, culture, language, and territory is called...?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Communism

d)

Socialism

16.

intolerance for those who don't believe the same; narrow-mindedness

a)

malice

b)

bigotry

c)

acquiescence

d)

vengeance

17.

To mistreat a group of people based on race, gender, or background

a)

Impulsive

b)

Peculiar

c)

Isolate

d)

Persecute

18.
SYNONYMN: victimize
a)
persecute
b)
restraint
c)
conspicuous
d)
monotonous
19.

Dictators used Propaganda as a way to gain control, they instilled fear into their people, and then made animated speeches of how they can solve all of your problems and fears.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which of the following BEST defines a dictator?

a)

a political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied

b)

a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.

c)

A person who rules with total authority, often in a cruel manner.