Holocaust Reading Question

What term refers to the systematic mass slaughter of Jews and other groups judged inferior by the Nazis during World War II?

• Aryan

• Kristallnacht

• Holocaust

• Ghetto

What was the main idea behind the Nuremberg Laws passed in 1935?

• They targeted Jews as the cause of Germany's failures.

• They provided Jews with equal rights.

• They deprived Jews of their rights to German citizenship and forbade marriages between Jews and non-Jews.

• They allowed Jews to participate in the government.

What event is known as "Kristallnacht"?

• The day when the Nuremberg Laws were passed.

• The violent attack on the Jewish community on November 9, 1938.

• The beginning of World War II.

• The day when Hitler came to power.

What was the misused term that the Nazis applied to the Germanic peoples, claiming they were the "master race"?

• Aryan

• Holocaust

• Kristallnacht

• Ghetto

After Kristallnacht, what did some Jews realize?

• That they could safely stay in Germany

• That violence against them was bound to decrease

• That violence against them was bound to increase

• That they were favored by Hitler's new policies

What was Hitler's plan called that involved the systematic killing of an entire people?

• The "Final Emigration"

• The "Final Solution"

• The "Final Act"

• The "Final Decree"

What term is used to describe the systematic killing of an entire people?

• Emigration

• Segregation

• Genocide

• Isolation

What did the Nazis create within cities to segregate and control the Jewish population?

• Camps

• Ghettos

• Zones

• Regions

What did Jews in Warsaw ghettos do to resist the Nazis and maintain their culture?

• They formed resistance organizations

• They emigrated to other countries

• They openly protested against the Nazis

• They joined the German army

What was the Nazi's plan of conquest dependent on according to Hitler?

• Economic dominance

• The purity of the Aryan race

• Advanced technology

• Political alliances