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• Political Housecleaning —    Reinhard Heydrich’s euphemism for the orders given to the Einsatzkommandos to eliminate the clergy, the aristocracy, the intelligentsia, and the Jews, following the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 …   Historical dictionary of the Holocaust

• Euphemisms —    Following the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, the decision was made by the Nazis to implement the Final Solution. The Schutzstaffel (SS), headed by Heinrich Himmler, was the Reich agency responsible for making German occupied …   Historical dictionary of the Holocaust

• Progressive party — 1. a political party formed in 1912 under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt, advocating popular control of government, direct primaries, the initiative, the referendum, woman suffrage, etc. 2. a similar party formed in 1924 under the… …   Universalium

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• Tammany Hall — This article is about the political organization. For the band, see Tammany Hall NYC. William M. Tweed, known as Boss Tweed, ran an efficient and corrupt political machine based on patronage and graft. Tammany Hall, also known as the Society of… …   Wikipedia

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