Key Vocabulary for History Study

The deliberate killing of a large group of people.

An organized attack on Jewish people.

'Subhuman' ethnic minorities or inferior races, including Jews, disabled people, black people, gypsies, and homosexuals.

<p>Master race (Aryans).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They stood outside Jewish shops intimidatingly and persuaded Germans to boycott them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A small Jewish town or village in Eastern Europe.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The systematic murder of 6 million (⅔) of Europe's Jews by the Nazis from 1933-1945. Mass extermination and genocide, Jews were segregated and discriminated. The Nazis also targeted gypsies, homosexuals, disabled people, black people, and Poles who were killed or sent to concentration camps where they died of starvation or disease. Some were sent to extermination camps where they'd be instantly killed. For example, in Auschwitz 1.1 million Jews died in gas chambers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'The catastrophe' - Hebrew word - Jews refer to as 'the event to separate this period from others'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>(Jewish) people living amongst other types of people.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Altering reproduction (selective breeding) within a human population to increase occurrence of desirable &amp; heritable characteristics (improves genetic quality).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The belief that society is ruled through 'survival of the fittest'. It is based on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Taking control of a country through military force.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A war fought for religious reasons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Head of Catholic church.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1066-1500</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To extremely support your own country.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An act of armed resistance against a government or leader.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increasing a country's power and influence through colonialism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One powerful country that takes control over less powerful countries or colonies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A historian's judgment of an event or person based on evidence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Type of government where people elect their leader, freedom of speech.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The rebirth of European art and culture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Right to vote in a political election.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A journey made for religious purposes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A movement to reform the Catholic church.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An act of violent resistance against a leader.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Henry VIII breaking away from the Catholic Church to become Protestant.</p> Signup and view all the answers