Holocaust Vocabulary- Week 1

The correct definition of Antisemitism is:

• prejudice against or hatred of Jews

• prejudice against or hatred of Nazis

• preference of Jews

• preference of Nazis

The correct definition of Ghetto is:

• a bad neighborhood.

• the cool place to live and act.

• segregated districts where Jews were forced to live.

• separate areas where everybody was forced to live.

The best definition of a Synagogue is:

• a Jewish church.

• a meeting place for Jews.

• a home for Rabbis.

• a Jewish house of worship.

Choose the word that best fits with this definition: a Semite

• A Nazi

• A Jew

• Hitler

• Gestapo

Choose the word that best fits this definition: various methods, theories, or systems considered as having no scientific basis.

• Best practices

• Artificial science practices

• Pseudo scientific

• Genocide

Choose two correct responses to fill in the blanks: The Third Reich is known as _______ which took place from _____ (years).

• Germany during the Nazi Regime

• Poland during the Nazi Regime

• 1930-1942

• 1933-1945

To boycott something is to _______ it.

• embrace

• abstain from

• support

• discredit

The most fitting definition of the word seize is:

• to take

• to take possession by force

• to ask permission to have

• to request

The most fitting word that fits the definition- the systematic murder of millions of people deemed inferior- is:

• genocide

• totalitarianism

• xenophobia

• bias

Choose the word that best fits this definition: fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.

• Genocide

• Xenophobia

• Totalitarianism

• Extremism