| A | B |
|---|
| Adolf Hitler | Nazi dictator of German between 1933 and 1945 |
| Aryan | Nazis used this term to mean "German Race" |
| concentration camp | A place where political enemies and prisoners of war are held. |
| discriminate | act on the basis of prejudice and unfairness |
| Jew | a person whose religion is Judaism; a member of a group that once lived in Palestine |
| minority group | a group made up of a number of people who differ in some way from that group that has greater control in society |
| Nazi | National Socialist German Worker's Party; a facist group under the leadership of Hitler |
| persecute | to harm often and unjustly |
| propaganda | a plan for spreading opinions |
| scapegoat | a person or thing made to take the blame for the mistakes of others |
| synagogue | a building used by Jews for religious worship |
| Third Reich | The German government under Nazi control |
| World War I | fought in Europe, Asia, and Africa between July 28, 1914 and November 11, 1918. |
| Allies | The nations that fought against Germany, Japan, and Italy during World War II |
| anti-Semitism | hateful feelings or actions against Jews |
| BBC | British Broadcasting Company; Broadcasted radio messages to occupied Europe |
| collaborate | During a war means to aid and cooperate with the enemy |
| deport | remove that person from a country |
| emigrate | to move from one's own country to live in another |
| ghetto | a part of a city where Jews were forced to live |
| labor camps | Nazi prisons where inmates were forced to work |
| occupied countries | countries taken over by German forces during World War II |
| pogrom | organized and officially approved attack on a minority group |
| prejudice | an opinion or judgment made in advance without good reason |
| ration | allow only fixed amounts of food or other supplies |
| refugee | a person who flees for safety in times of war |
| underground | a secret organization that resists foreign domination and works to free its country |
| World War II | fought mainly in Europe, Asia, and Africa from 1939 to 1945. Began when Hiter's armies invaded Poland |
| air raid | attack of enemy airplanes, ususally bombers |
| black market | goods sold at illegal prices or illegal amounts |
| death camp | a place expressly designed for the purpose of killing |
| genocide | the plannned killing of an entire racial or cultural group of people |
| Gestapo | secret police force for the Nazis |
| SS | private army of elite highly trained Nazi guards |
| Gypsy | a wandering tribe of people who probably originally came from India |
| liberate | to set free |
| typhus | often fatal infectious disease spread by fleas and lice |
| atrocity | a cruel and brutal act |
| document | printed or written material that offers proof of something |
| dramatic license | artistic liberty which permits playwrights to alter factual events to achieve a desired effect in thier plays |
| facism | totalitarian system of government; the government controls everything |
| Hanukkah | a Jewish holiday |
| playwright | a writer of plays |
