WW2: Death & Destruction

The Armenian Genocide is considered the first modern genocide of the 20th Century.

• True
• False

Historic Armenia is located in modern day _______.

• Iraq
• Turkey
• Iran
• Egypt

The Armenian Genocide occurred during ________.

• World War I
• World War II
• Russian Revolution
• Vietnam War

The Armenian people were considered different from others living in the Ottoman Empire primarily because of their _____.

• Religious beliefs
• Occupations
• Racial characteristics
• History

Approximately how many Armenians do historians conclude were killed during the genocide?

• 1 to 1.5 million
• 3 to 4 million
• 6 million
• 100,000 to 300,000

In Turkey today, it is a criminal offense to call the situation involving the Armenians during World War I a genocide.

• True
• False

Hitler not only ordered 6 million Jews killed, but also the _________________, elderly, homosexuals and gypsies.

• sick

• handicapped

• dwarfs

• Dutch

Which term means prejudice against or hatred of Jews?

• Semitism
• Anti-semitism
• ghetto 
• Holocaust

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.

By the end of the Holocaust, over __________ Jews had been killed? 

• 2 Million
• 4 Million
• 6 Million
• 8 Million