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. 

What do the Armenian massacre, the Holocaust, and the Rape of Nanking have in common?

• A.  they are appeasement policies

• A.  they are resistance movements

• A.  they are efforts at Russification

• A.  they are violations of human rights

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