Hitler’s Final Solution
Definition
This was a Nazi plan for the genocide of Jews during World War II. The "Final Solution to the Jewish Question" was the official code name for this plan, which led to the murder of six million Jews in death camps.
Related terms
Anti-Semitism: Prejudice against, hatred of, or discrimination against Jews as an ethnic, religious, or racial group.
Wannsee Conference: A meeting held by senior officials of Nazi Germany during which plans for the Final Solution were discussed and coordinated.
Ghettoization: The process by which Nazis isolated Jews into separate sections of cities known as ghettos before their deportation to concentration and extermination camps.
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