WorksheetsWorld War II: Victory and Consequences (Part 2)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the definition of the word "holocaust"?
“A Jewish sacrificial offering that was burned completely on an altar."
“A program of mass murder in which the Nazis tried to kill all Jews.”
both answers
neither answer
Kristallnacht: what is it and what happened?
“Night of broken glass;” the name of a German opera about the Allies attack on Germany that was written and performed right after the war.
"The sea of glass"; how the Germans described how their cities looked that were bombed.
“Night of broken glass”; the Nazis stripped German Jews of their citizenship, seized their property, and took them to concentration camps.
none of the above
The Nazis forced many Jews into urban centers called _______. Others were sent to concentration camps and used as _________.
Ghettos, slave labor
Schools, slave labor
Kristallnacht, test subjects
Kristallnacht, slave labor
What did the Nazi killing squads do?
They gathered Jews in a building, bombed the building, and burned the rest of the building and people.
They rounded up groups of Jews, shot them, and buried them in mass graves.
They gathered Allied troops in a building, bombed the building, and burned the rest of the building and people.
They rounded up groups of Allied troops, shot them, and buried them in mass graves.
“Works of literature written by victims of the Holocaust show the hardships and tragedies the Jewish people faced.” What are some examples of literature written by victims of the Holocaust?
Night by Elie Wiesel
Dawn by Elie Wiesel
Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
all of the above
What is the definition of "genocide"?
rebirth of an lost idea
mass murder of a group of terrorists
the complete destruction of a racial or ethnic minority
the execution of criminals
What was NOT true about the revolt in Treblinka?
It was an violent revolt staged by the Jews
The Jews attacked the Germans with guns and homemade bombs
They were shut down almost immediately
Jewish people died
What did NOT happen when the Jews were deported from their homes?
They revolted against the Germans in Treblinka, Warsaw.
They were transported to the death camps.
They got free money and shelter from the war.
none of the above
How were some of the prisoners used at the Buchenwald camp?
A. They were used as subjects for medical testing.
B. They were forced to labor in mines or factories.
C. They were forced to take care of animals.
A and B
A and C
What was the deadliest concentration camp that the Germans made?
Auschwitz
Buchenwald
Dachau
none of the above
What ethnic group was NOT targeted to be killed in the Holocaust?
Jews
Roma
Slavs
Asians
About what percentage of the Jewish population was killed during the Holocaust?
66%
35%
99%
50%
