| A | B |
|---|
| stereotyping | describing whole groups of people in a particular way, even though that description does not apply to the whole group |
| scapegoating | attributing blame to a particular person or group, often not based on fact |
| prejudice | strong beliefs, often not based on fact, toward a particular group |
| discrimination | prejudice in action; excluding or abusing people for reasons that often do not make sense |
| annihilation | complete destruction; the 4th state of the Holocaust in which the Nazis carried out large-scale killing of Jews and others |
| anti-Semitism | anti-Jewish actions, sentiments, or statements |
| bureaucratic | originating in a government office |
| central act of state | a major government policy to which the resources and energies of a country are directed |
| expropriate | to transfer ownership from another person to oneself |
| genocide | the deliberate killing of an entire group of people |
| ghetto | the section of many European cities in which Jews were confined |
| persecute | to oppress by harassing and torturing |
| systematic | carried out in a step-by-step manner |
| expropriation | the 2nd stage of the Holocaust in which the property and livelihood of the Jews were taken away |
| concentration | the 3rd stage of the Holocaust in which many Jews were moved to ghettos |
| definition | the 1st stage of the Holocaust in which Jews were required to register for identity cards and wear visible symbols |
| NAZI | the National Socialist Democratic Party led by Adolph Hitler |
| euphemism | inoffensive language used to mask offensive language |
