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| Nazi invasion of Russia, Hitler violated treaty in June 1940 |
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| Teams of Jews who volunteered to do the heavlylifting at the death camps, in return they received percs; after four months they were shot in the back of the head |
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| The Nazis plan to gather up all the Jews in Germany and Poland and transport them by ship to the island of Madagascar. This plan was foiled when britain and france declared war. |
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| The yellow star of David that Jews wore on their clothing to identify themselves |
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| The Pope at the time of Hitler's reign; he actually cooperated with Hitler to an extent in order to avoid the destruction of Catholic church's in Germany |
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| One of three categories of crimes punished at the Nuremberg War Trials; The specific indictable crime was the wholesale murder of a civilian population. The other two categories being crimes against peace as well as war crimes. |
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| Catholic priest in the US who hosted a radio talk show which promoted anti-semetic sentiments. He also led anti-semetic movements in the US |
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| German Admiral who took over after Hitler commited suicide |
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| Jews shift back home after war by ship |
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| Elected Jewish elders in the ghettos who cooperated with Germans in hope to protect the jewish population from further harm |
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| The moral region of duplicity; Also one of the films shown about Sonderkommandos group 12 |
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| Young Jewsh girl who was hidden along with her family in Amsterdam who wrote an explicit diary about her experiences. She was eventually captured and sent to Auschwitz where she was killed |
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| Systematic mass killing of a group based on race, nationality, religion, etc... |
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| Racist attitude towards Jews |
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| Two Jewish brothers from Belarus who saved over 2000 people from death by setting up a secret camp in the forest; Defiance was a film based on their story |
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| Famous German pilot who eventually worked closely with Hitler; He was the highest ranking German official charged with war crimes |
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| One of the Nazis death camps |
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| Poisonous gas used to exterminate the Jews |
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| Sentiment felt by many Germans, they didnt necessarily hate the Jews, but rather they were indifferent over the matter |
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| He was appointed to the USSC by FDR, he eventually relieved himself from his post in order to be the head judge during the war trials |
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| Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
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| This term was used for Jews being transported to death camps, also term used for dead Jews, this further dehumanized them |
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| number of casualties during WWII; 30,000,000 of these casualties were Russian |
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