9.3 Holocaust

Which was a cornerstone of Hitler’s anti-Semitic policies?

• He falsely blamed Jews for Germany’s defeat in World War I.

• He was a strong supporter of German Christian churches.

• He resented Jewish opposition to the Weimar government.

What is the primary reason that concentration camps were originally created in 1933?

• They were used as housing for citizens displaced by the war.

• They were used as military bases for the German army.

Which of the following is a reason why Western countries refused to accept more Jewish refugees in the late 1930s?

• Western countries were not aware of Hitler’s racial theories.

• Western countries needed to commit all their resources to the war effort.

• Western countries did not want to provoke war with Germany.

Which of the following statements correctly describes the goal of Hitler’s “Final Solution”?

• to open a second front in Western Europe

• to end Jewish influence in government and school

• to deport European Jews to other countries

Which of the following statements represents an example of silent Jewish resistance?

• Jewish people moving to the United States to avoid life in the ghettos.

• Jewish people organizing an uprising in the Warsaw ghetto.

• Jewish people escaping to join resistance movements in the forests.