War Crimes Against Humanity Genocide

The deliberate destruction, in whole of an ethnic, racial, religious or national group

• Holocaust

• Genocide

• Concentration Camp

• Nuremberg Laws

During the World War II, what did Adolph Hitler use concentration camps to do? 

•   conduct secret research to develop the A-bomb

•   carry out his Final Solution against the Jewish people

•   imprison Allied soldiers captured in battle

•   put Allied leaders on trial in a military court

What was the purpose of the Nuremburg trials?

• to try the Japanese for their secret attack on Pearl Harbor

• to show the world that the Nazi leaders were guilty of crimes against humanity

• to punish the Italians for their totalitarian rule over France

• to punish the Soviets for their invasion of Germany

Which important principle was established as a result of the Nuremberg trials?

• Defeated nations have no rights in international courts of law.

• Individuals can be held accountable for “crimes against humanity.”

• Soldiers must follow the orders of their superiors.

• Aggressor nations must pay war reparations for damages caused during wars.

A major result of the Nuremberg trials after World War II was that

• Germany was divided into four zones of occupation

• the United Nations was formed to prevent future acts of genocide

• the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established to stop the spread of communism

• Nazi political and military leaders were held accountable for their actions

This agreement made at the Potsdam Conference led directly to the

• announcement of the Truman Doctrine

• division of Germany into occupation zones

• creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• trials in Nuremberg, Germany

The post–World War II trials held by the Allied powers in Nuremberg, Germany, and in Japan set an international precedent by

• placing blame only on civilian leaders

• forcing nations to pay for war damages

• returning conquered territories to their peoples

• holding individuals accountable for their war crimes

Which international body is primarily responsible for prosecuting individuals for war crimes and crimes against humanity?

• A) United Nations

• B) International Criminal Court

• C) World Health Organization

• D) International Monetary Fund

What term describes the systematic extermination of a particular group of people based on their ethnicity, religion, or nationality?

• A) Ethnic Cleansing

• B) Genocide

• C) Apartheid

• D) Segregation

Which event is considered one of the most infamous acts of genocide in the 20th century?

• A) The Rwandan Genocide

• B) The Cuban Missile Crisis

• C) The Korean War

• D) The Space Race