Holocaust Background Info Review

When was the Holocaust?

• 1933-1945

• 1939-1945

• 1920-1933

• 1926-1939

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What groups of people did the Nazi party prosecute (oppress and mistreat)

• Jews

• Communists

• Handicapped/Disabled

• All of the above

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What rights did individuals in Germany lose under the Nazis?

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom of the press

• Freedom of assembly

• Right to privacy

• All of the above

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What led to Hitler's rise in Germany? (Select ALL correct answers)

• He was a spellbinding speaker

• Germany was in an economic depression

• Germany was full of Nazi party members

• The people of Germany were desperate for change

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The first concentration camp was called:

• Auschwitz

• Dachau

• Bergen-Belsen

• Sobibor

The largest concentration camp was:

• Auschwitz

• Dachau

• Bergen-Belsen

• Sobibor

Why was gas chosen as the preferred method to kill people?

• It was cleaner and more efficient

• It took longer to kill people

• Bullets were too expensive

Which of the following were Dr. Josef Mengele's typical victims at Auschwitz?

• Twins

• Members of the Aryan master race

• The elderly

• Nazi party members

How did the White Rose Organization oppose Nazi policies?

• They led Jewish uprisings within ghettos

• They distributed anti-Nazi leaflets

• They burned down government buildings

• All of these

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By the end of the war, what percentage of the European Jewish population had been killed?

• 20%

• 55%

• 66%

• 74%

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