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| Allies | During WWII, these were the 49 nations opposed to the Axis countries, and included the U.S., Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and France. |
| anti-Semitism | Discrimination and persecution of Jewish people. |
| Axis nations | During WWII, these included Germany, Italy, and Japan, and others, which fought against the Allies. |
| black market | The illegal buying and selling of goods in violation of official controls. |
| concentration camps | Guarded prison camps created by the Nazis for political and other prisoners. |
| D-day | The day of the Allied invasion of Europe on the coast of France: June 6, 1944. |
| Final Solution | Hitler's plan to kill all the Jews in Europe--the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question." |
| genocide | The intentional and systematic destruction of a religious, racial, national, or ethnic group. |
| Gestapo | The state secret police of Nazi Germany. |
| gypsies | A nomadic group of people in Europe. |
| hero | A man or woman of distinguished courage or ability, admired for brave deeds and noble qualities. |
| Holocaust | A word that has come to symbolize the murder of 6 million Jews and others by the Nazis. |
| Jewish badge | One of a number of symbols of Jewish identity that the Nazis required Jews to wear as part of their campaign of hatred. |
| Kristallnacht | A German word for "Night of the Broken Glass." |
| Nazis | Members of Adolf Hitler's National Socialist Party. |
| persecution | Bullying and ill-treatment, especially because of race or religion. |
| Reich | The German word for "empire" pronounced to rhyme with "bike." |
| SS | Abbreviation for the German word Schutzstaffel (Defense Protective Units). |
| Star of David | A six-pointed star traditionally used by Jewish people as a symbol of cultural identity. |
| typhus | A serious illness often brought on by bad diet and dirty living conditions. |
