Holocaust Introduction Review

Jews were living in every country in Europe before the Nazis came into power in _____.

• 1929

• 1949

• 1933

• 1919

Approximately _____ Jews were found in all walks of life: farmers, factory workers, business people, doctors, teachers, and craftsmen.

• 10,000

• 500,000

• 1 million

• 9 million

The Soviet Union and Poland had the largest populations of Jews.

• True

• False; the Soviet Union and Germany had the largest populations

Jews have faced prejudice and discrimination for over 2,000 years.

• True

• False

Jews were _____ for many problems, such as the “Black Death,” which killed thousands in Europe during the Middle Ages.

• scapegoats

• annoying

• used

Political leaders used anti-Semitism to portray Jews as a/an _____ rather than a religion.

• political party

• race

• cultural phenomenon

• economic status

After Germany lost World War I, a new government formed and became the Nazi Party.

• True

• False; the new government became the Weimar Republic

Many Germans were upset that they lost the war and had to make reparations (meaning _____) totaling $70 billion to all of the countries that they had “damaged” in the war.

• repair structure

• restore order

• repay money

• restrict spending

Extremists blamed _____ for Germany’s defeat in WWI.

• the government

• Hitler

• weak men

• Jews

_____ is the total control of a country in the government’s hands. It rules using fear and paranoia, and crushes individual’s rights.

• Anarchy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Totalitarianism