Holocaust Notes Quiz - part 2 post hiding AF

What other groups of people were considered “undesirables” besides the Jews?

• Italians

• Roma Gypsies

• British

• Russians

Why did Nazis target Jehovah’s Witnesses?

• They were considered a threat to the regime

• They refused to fight in the war (pacifists)

• They had religious beliefs that prohibited saluting the flag or entering the army.

• They were all Jewish

What forced the Nazis to use Death Marches?

• Lack of transportation

• Harsh winter conditions

• Allied armies closing in on the camps

• Overcrowding in camps

What was the name of the plan to exterminate the Jews?

• Operation Liberty

• Final Solution

• Project Freedom

• Operation Redemption

What were the different methods of death that the plan (referring to question #4 above) used to kill Jews?

• Gas chambers, mass shootings, forced labor

• Starvation, hanging, lethal injection

• Torture, burning, drowning

• Beheading, electrocution, poisoning

When Jews and others who were persecuted arrived at the killing centers, how did the Nazis determine who would live or die?

• By conducting interviews

• By checking identification papers

• By physical appearance and health

• By looking at family background

What were those who were selected for death told was going to happen to them?

• They were going to be relocated to another country

• They were going to be used for medical experiments

• They were going to take a shower

• They were going to be reunited with their families

Across the gate entering Auschwitz, what did the words "ARBEIT MACHT FREI" mean?

• Work sets you free

• Hope will keep you alive

• God will save us

• Unity is strength

At Auschwitz, what was done to tag prisoners that was different than at other camps (one thing)?

• Tattoos with identification numbers

• Different colored uniforms

• Chains around the neck

• Facial tattoos

What was the name of the doctor who conducted various medical experiments on children and twins?

• Josef Mengele

• Adolf Hitler

• Heinrich Himmler

• Rudolf Hoess