THE HOLOCAUST Terms to Know

Categories of Participants Forced or Chosen http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/people/people.htm

Terms Related to Tolerance Intolerance – unwillingness to accept differences in opinions or beliefs of others. Prejudice – An adverse judgement or opinion formed beforehand without knowledge of the facts.

Discrimination- Treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit. Intimidation – Being made to feel afraid or timid.

Persecution – Punishment or harassment, usually of a severe nature due to race, religion, or political opinion in one’s country of origin. Oppression- An unjust or excessive exercise of power.

Propaganda – Information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause. Genocide – The systemic and planned extermination of an entire national, racial, political, or ethnic group.

Occupation The controlling of a country or an area by a foreign military force.

Scapegoat – Person or groups of persons unfairly blamed for wrongs done by others.

First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out--     because I was not a communist; Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out--     because I was not a socialist;

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out--     because I was not a trade unionist; Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out--     because I was not a Jew;

Then they came for me--     and there was no one left to speak out for me. Martin Niemoller, 1892-1984