Social Studies Challenge

When speaking about the "Holocaust," what time period are we referring to?

• 1933-1945

• 1925-1930

• 1945-1950

• 1970-1975

How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?

• 1 million
• 6 million
• 100'000
• 60 million

What does the term "Final Solution" mean?

• Germany's plan to send all the Jews to Israel
• Hitler's plan to commit suicide
• Hitler's plan to kill all the Jews in Germany
• Hitler's plan to move all Jews to the U.S.

What does the term genocide mean?

• the killing of all the pets in a country
• The murder of all the children in a country
• The murder of a particular gender of people like all the males
• the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

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What was a concentration camp?

• a place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned 
• A place where prisoners of war are placed
• A camp where people go to do work for the government
• A camp for students that have a hard time focusing on school

What does persecution mean?

• Treating people well because of their political views
• Treating someone cruelly due to their race, religion, or political views
• Treating someone well because you really like them
• Treating people bad because you dislike the same people they dislike 

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Hostility to or prejudice against Jews is known as

• Pro-Judaism
• Anti-Judaism
• Anti-Jewishism
• Anti-Semitism

Which Jews were spared during the Holocaust?

• Women
• Old Men
• Children
• None of the above

Certain sections of cities were set aside to imprison Jews, these sections were called

• apartments
• projects
• ghettos
• government housing

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What did Jewish people in Nazi controlled areas have to wear to identify them as Jews?

• a yellow star of David
• a sign that said Jew
• Black clothes
• A yellow cross

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