Quizizz - Genocides of the 20th Century

Who were the Young Turks?

• A movement in the early 20th century, advocating for the establishment of a constitutional government in the Ottoman Empire

• A group of revolutionary Russian intellectuals in the late 19th century

• A band of medieval knights known for their role in the Crusades

• A collective of artists in the French avant-garde of the early 1900s

What term is used to describe the systematic and widespread extermination or attempted extermination of an entire national, racial, religious, or ethnic group?

• Diaspora

• Genocide

• Annexation

• Emigration

What was the Armenian Genocide?

• The mass extermination of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I

• A natural disaster that occurred in Armenia in the early 20th century

• A battle in which the Armenian army was victorious

• A significant political reform in Armenia

What was the primary purpose of concentration camps during World War II?

• To serve as military bases for the Axis powers

• To detain and exterminate those deemed undesirable by the Nazi regime

What does the term Holocaust refer to?

• A period of severe economic downturn marked by the Stock Market Crash of 1929

• A natural disaster causing widespread destruction

• The genocide of Jews and other undesirables under the Nazi Regime

• A famous battle in ancient history

What were crematoriums used for during the Holocaust?

• Housing for soldiers

• Facilities for medical experiments

• Sites for mass extermination

• Storage for supplies

Who was the leader of Nazi Germany responsible for the Holocaust during World War II?

• Winston Churchill

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler

• Franklin D. Roosevelt