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Definition - Knowledgeable of something, especially through personal experience.
Context - The people who designed the Nazi death camps were cognizant of the intended use of the facilities.
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Definition - To weaken the morale of; to upset or destroy the normal functioning of.
Context - Concentration camp prisoners were forced to complete difficult and pointless tasks in order to discourage and demoralize them.
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Definition - A political philosophy, movement, or regime that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition.
Context - Fascists believe in placing one’s nation and race before oneself.
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Definition - A quarter of a city in which members of a minority group live especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure.
Context - Jews in Nazi Germany were forced to live in ghettos.
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Definition - A member of a German fascist party controlling Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler.
Context - The fascists who ruled Germany under Hitler were known as the Nazi Party.
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Definition - The spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person.
Context - Propaganda convinced many Germans that Hitler’s lies about Jews were reality.
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