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10th Grade
09/03/2025

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Term
discrimination
Definition
treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or
against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which
that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit
Term
bystander
Definition
a person present but not involved; chance spectator; onlooker
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Holocaust
Definition
the systematic mass slaughter of European Jews in Nazi concentration
camps during World War II
Term
identity
Definition
condition or character as to who a person or what a thing is; the qualities,
beliefs, etc., that distinguish or identify a person or thing
Term
Kristallnacht
Definition
November 9–10, 1938, during which Jews were killed and their property
destroyed
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membership
Definition
a person, animal, plant, group, etc., that is part of a society, party,
community, taxon, or other body
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perpetrator
Definition
one who commits, presents, executes, or does in a poor or tasteless manner
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prejudice
Definition
an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without
knowledge, thought, or reason
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race
Definition
a group of persons related by common descent or heredity
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racism
Definition
usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the
right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the
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responsibility
Definition
the state or fact of being answerable or accountable, as for something
within one's power, control, or management
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stereotype
Definition
a simplified and standardized conception or image invested with special
meaning and held in common by members of a group
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universe of obligation
Definition
includes those people who that society believes deserve respect and
whose rights it believes are worthy of protection
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upstander
Definition
a person who speaks up or takes action to oppose unjust behavior or
practices instead of remaining quietly passive
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victim
Definition
a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency
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assumption
Definition
the act of taking for granted or supposing
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identity
Definition
condition or character as to who a person or what a thing is; the qualities,
beliefs, etc., that distinguish or identify a person or thing
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