Terms

There are some terms used on this web page that need be better defined. These terms may be defined because of their time period rather than because of their rarity.

Bolshevik is the term that appeared in 1903 that was used to describe a member of the Russian communist party. The communist party split into Menshevik and Bolshevik in 1903. The Bolseviks overturned the provisional government of Russia in 1917 to found the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).¹

Biological Racism means that the idea of "race" is completely thought of as biological rather than ideological. A person born into a "race" can never leave that race, as they are biologically linked to it forever.²

Holocaust means "complete destruction". Most commonly the term is used to describe the attempt of Hitler to wipe out Jews by systematically capturing them and either killing them or putting them through forced labor. However, the Holocaust also describes other crimes committed, such as segregation and the reduction of rights of Jews across Europe.

Racism, in the early twentieth century, did not have the same meaning. It was a loose and interpreted idea that could also be applied to Jews.³

Roman Catholicism is one of the largest religions in the world. It is based on the figured of Jesus the Christ. The capital of the Roman Catholic Church is the Vatican, which is located within Rome.

Footnotes

1. Greaves
2. Rhyne
3. Fabre 59

For more information on these footnotes, please see the sources.

© Kylie McCormick, Mount Holyoke College 2008.