1. TBSP 1

2.   Term first used in the late 1950’s to describe the systematic torture and murder of app. Six million European Jews and millions of other, “undesirables” by the Nazi regime from 1933-1945.  World War II did not begin until 1939. Holocaust:

3.   A person who is unfairly blamed for something that others have done.  The Nazis used the Jewish people as scapegoats for the economical problems and blamed them for Germany’s failures. Scapegoat:

4.   An unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group because of race, sex, religion, etc. Prejudice:

5.   German word for “leader”.  This term was adopted by Hitler as his official ‘title’. Fuhrer:

6.   The secret state police of the German army, organized to stamp out any political opposition. Gestapo:

7.  Anti-Semitism  Dislike or hatred of the Jewish people.

8.  SA  Sturmabteilungen or storm troopers, the terrorist branch of the Nazi army, was formed in 1923 and was used to help secure Hitler’s rise to power.

9.  SS  Schutzstaffel; the German army’s elite guard, organized to serve as Hitler’s personal protectors and to administer the concentration camps.

10.  Third Reich  The Third Empire; name given to the Nazi regime in Germany; Hitler boasted that the Third Reich would reign for 1,000 years.

11.  Swastika  Once an ancient symbol used to ward off evil spirits, the Nazis adopted it as their official symbol.