Holocaust

What was the effect of the Nuremburg laws on Jews living in Germany? 

• Jews were forced to marry non-Jews.
• Jews were ordered to adopt German sounding names.
• Jews were granted equal rights and freedom from persecution.
• Jews were stripped of their German citizenship and right to vote

Blond haired, blue-eyed people typified the Nazi ideal of the “master race.”  What were these people called? 

• Slavic
• Roman
• Aryan
• Latino

Which of the following best describes the “final solution?” 

• The implementation of the Balfour Declaration.
• The Nazi desire for complete destruction of the Jews.
• The conscription of German males into the military.
• The Jewish desire for a homeland within Germany.

During the World War II, what did Adolph Hitler use concentration camps to do? 

• A.  conduct secret research to develop the A-bomb
• A.  carry out his Final Solution against the Jewish people
• A.  imprison Allied soldiers captured in battle
• A.  put Allied leaders on trial in a military court

By the end of the Holocaust, over __________ Jews had been killed? 

• 2 Million
• 4 Million
• 6 Million
• 8 Million

Which action illustrates the concept of genocide?

• the British negotiating peace with Adolf Hitler during the 1938 Munich Conference
• B.  Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin signing a nonaggression pact in 1939
• B.  the Nazi armies eliminating Jews and other groups as part of Hitler’s Final Solution.
• B.  German generals plotting against Adolf Hitler 

What was the Holocaust? 

• Ethnic killings in Rwanda between the Hutus and the Tutsis
• The systematic killing of Jews by Nazi Germany
• The destruction of Islamic holy sites in the Middle East
• The genocide in Kosovo

Which is one major reason the Holocaust is considered a unique event in modern European history?

• A.  Jews of Europe have seldom been victims of persecution. 
• A.  Civilians rarely were killed during air raids on Great Britain. 
• Adolf Hitler concealed his anti-Jewish feelings until after he came to power
• A.  The genocide was planned in great detail and required the cooperation of many people. 

War crimes are acts that are violate basic human rights.  Trials of Nazi leaders charged with war crimes took place in  which city? 

• Nuremburg, Germany
• Washington, D.C.
• Warsaw, Poland
• Auschwitz, Germany

What was the purpose of the Nuremburg trials?

• to try the Japanese for their secret attack on Pearl Harbor
• to show the world that the Nazi leaders were guilty of crimes against humanity
• to punish the Italians for their totalitarian rule over France
• to punish the Soviets for their invasion of Germany