The Holocaust and World War II Flashcards

Grade 10 · Social Studies · Flashcards

12 essential terms for understanding World War II and the Holocaust for Grade 10.

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Fascism

Ultranationalist authoritarian ideology glorifying state power, suppressing opposition, and promoting ethnic superiority; ideology of Nazi Germany and Mussolini's Italy.

Holocaust

Nazi Germany's systematic murder of six million Jews and millions of others, 1941–1945.

Nuremberg Laws (1935)

Nazi racial laws stripping Jews of German citizenship and banning intermarriage — the legal foundation of persecution.

Kristallnacht

'Night of Broken Glass' (Nov 9, 1938): coordinated Nazi pogrom destroying Jewish businesses, synagogues, and homes.

Final Solution

Nazi plan for the systematic genocide of all Jewish people in Europe, implemented through death camps.

D-Day (June 6, 1944)

Allied invasion of Normandy, France; largest amphibious assault in history, opening the Western Front.

Battle of Stalingrad

1942–43 turning point on the Eastern Front; Soviet victory halted German advance and began the war's reversal.

Pearl Harbor

Japanese surprise attack on the U.S. naval base in Hawaii (Dec 7, 1941) that brought America into WWII.

Appeasement

British/French policy of making concessions to Hitler to avoid war; backfired by encouraging further aggression.

Nuremberg Trials

1945–46 international tribunal prosecuting Nazi war criminals; established individual accountability for crimes against humanity.

V-E Day

Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945 — Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender.

United Nations

International organization founded 1945 to maintain global peace and promote human rights after the devastation of WWII.

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