Holocaust Quiz

What was the Holocaust?

• The mass genocide of Jewish people committed by the Nazis during WW2

• The mass genocide of Jewish people committed by the Allies during WW2

• The mass genocide of Jewish people committed by the Nazis during WW1

• The mass genocide of Jewish people committed by the Allies during WW1

What did Adolf Hitler refer to the Holocaust as?

• His "final solution to the Jewish question"

• His "final solution to the German question"

• His "final solution to the European question"

• His "final solution to the world question"

What is genocide?

• Attempting to murder an entire race, religion, or ethnic group

• Attempting to murder a single individual

• Attempting to murder a political leader

• Attempting to murder a group of soldiers

What does the term "anti-Semitism" mean?

• Hostility/prejudice towards Jewish people

• Support for Jewish people

• Neutrality towards Jewish people

• Indifference towards Jewish people

What was the 'stab in the back' theory that emerged in Germany in the early 1920s?

• A theory that Germany was betrayed by its own military leaders.

• A theory that Germany was betrayed by Jews and government leaders who signed the Treaty of Versailles.

• A theory that Germany was betrayed by foreign spies.

• A theory that Germany was betrayed by its allies.

Who promoted the 'stab in the back' theory in Germany?

• The Allied Powers.

• The German military and the newly-formed Nazi Party.

• The League of Nations.

• The Weimar Republic.

What was the nature of the 'stab in the back' theory?

In what year did Hitler try and fail to take over the German government, leading to his imprisonment?

• 1923

• 1924

• 1933

• 1945

What book did Hitler write while he was in prison?

• Mein Kampf

• The Communist Manifesto

• The Art of War

• The Prince

Who did Hitler blame for Germany's problems in his book Mein Kampf?

• The Treaty of Versailles, the current German government, and the Jewish people

• The Allied Powers, the Soviet Union, and the French government

• The British Empire, the American government, and the Italian people

• The Ottoman Empire, the Spanish government, and the Russian people