War Crimes and the Holocaust (USHB)

Throughout history, Jewish people have faced severe discrimination. They have—

click all that apply

• been targeted because of their religion and culture

• often been forced to live in ghettos or segregated communities

• been prohibited from owning land or practicing certain occupations

• faced deportation, beatings, and murder

In 1925, Adolf Hitler wrote, Mein Kemp, or ____________. It outlined his racist ideology and called for the removal of Jews from Germany.

• "German Rule"

• "The German Way"

• "My Struggle"

• "World Domination"

_______ is the deliberate killing of a group of people because of their race, politics, or culture.

• genocide

• ideology

• prohibition

• anti-Semitism

The hatred of or discrimination against Jewish people.

• ghetto

• Holocaust

• anti-Semitism

• genocide

A segregated neighborhood, such as one to which Jews were historically confined.

• synagogue

• chancellor

• ghetto

• genocide

The mass murder of Jews and other groups by German Nazis during World War II is knows as the Holocaust.

• true

• false

While campaigning for political office, Adolf Hitler blamed Jews for Germany’s defeat in World War I.

• true

• false

After Hitler was appointed ________, anti-Semitism became an official policy of the Nazi government.

• governor

• prime minister

• president

• chancellor

Anti-Semitic Laws: by 1933—

• Jews could not hold government jobs

• Jewish-owned shops and businesses were boycotted

• books by Jewish authors were publicly burned

• all answer choices are correct

In 1935, the ____________ Laws were passed; Jews could not marry "Germans."

• Blitzkrieg

• Nuremberg

• Anti-Semitic

• Berlin