Holocaust

Which leader is responsible for the killing of six million Jews during the Holocaust?

• Joseph Stalin
• Vladimir Lenin
• Adolph Hitler
• Otto von Bismarck

The Holocaust was Hitler's "Final Solution" to exterminate which race of people?

• Aryans
• Jews
• Russians
• Slavs

During the Nuremberg Trials, most of the leaders were tried and killed were from which country?

• China
• Germany
• Italy
• Japan

The individuals who were victims of the Holocaust were primarily of what religion?

• Buddhism
• Christianity
• Islam
• Judaism

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The Nuremberg Trials after WWII established what idea?

• Soldiers cannot be punished if they are following orders
• There are no rules about treatment of civilians during a war
• Individuals can be held responsible for war crimes
• Totalitarian governments are illegal except in times of war

Why are the Nuremberg Trials considered an important event in the 20th century?

• They punished Nazi party members for human rights violations
• they marked the end of WWII
• they established punishments for countries that misused nuclear weapons
• They set up an occupation plan for Germany

How did the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 impact the lives of Jewish people living in Germany?

• They allowed Jewish people to run for political office in Germany
• They denied Jewish people the right to be German citizens
• They protected Jewish businesses from vandalism and attack
• They made it illegal for Jewish people to carry identification cards

These are examples of the Nuremberg Laws.

-Jews forbidden to marry non-Jews

-Jews must wear a yellow Star of David at all times

-Jewish doctors can not treat non-Jews

What was the purpose of laws such as these?

• To protect Jews from being harassed by other religious groups
• To encourage Jews to leave Germany and settle elsewhere
• To protect the Jewish population from the economic problems faced by the rest of Germany
• To promote hatred of the Jewish population and make it easier to control them

What is this?

• Star of David
• Symbol representing helpful people.
• Tattoo all Jewish people
  were given
• good luck charm

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Hitler's plan to systematically kill are Jews was called ____ .

• Night of Broken Glass
• Kristallnacht
• The Final Solution
• Holocaust