The Rise of Hitler and the Holocaust Flashcards
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What was the Treaty of Versailles?
The 1919 treaty that ended WWI and imposed harsh penalties on Germany.
What was the Great Depression?
A global economic crisis starting in 1929 that increased support for extremist parties like the Nazis.
What was the Nazi Party?
The National Socialist German Workers’ Party, led by Adolf Hitler, promoting nationalism and racism.
Who was Adolf Hitler?
Nazi leader who became Chancellor in 1933 and established a totalitarian regime.
What is propaganda?
Tools (posters, speeches, films) used to spread Nazi ideas and control public opinion.
What is anti-Semitism?
Hatred of Jewish people; a central belief in Nazi ideology.
What were the Nuremberg Laws?
1935 laws that stripped Jews of German citizenship and banned intermarriage.
What was Kristallnacht?
A coordinated Nazi attack in 1938 on Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues.
What was the Holocaust?
The genocide of six million Jews and millions of others under Nazi rule during WWII.
What is genocide?
The deliberate and systematic destruction of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.
The Holocaust is one of the most well-known examples, where six million Jews, along with other targeted groups, were murdered by the Nazi regime during World War II.
Origin –
Who made the source, when, and where.
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The reason the source was created.
Value – What the source tells us about the topic.
What the source tells us about the topic.
Limitation –
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