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Holocaust Checkpoint #1

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
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1.

Holocaust is a word that (since the 18th century) means

a)

the slaughter of people on a mass scale

b)

the death of people of one religion

c)

the death of people of one nationality

d)

none of these

2.

Which of the following was a tactic used by Hitler to get rid of the Jews before the "Final Solution" (Select all that apply)

a)

Kristallnacht/The Night of Broken Glass

b)

relocation to Polish ghettos

c)

moved to areas given to him by the Allies

d)

forced emigration

3.

What strategies were used by Nazis in committing the Holocaust?

a)

concentration camps

b)

genocide

c)

peaceful protests

d)

gas chambers

4.

T or F: Anti-Semitism was a relatively new movement and hadn't existed in Europe prior to WWII.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Who did the Nazis use as a scapegoat for Germany's defeat in WWI?

a)

Roman Catholics

b)

Austrians

c)

Jews

d)

British Citizens

6.

In 1935, the Nuremberg Laws were passed and forbade the Jews from:

a)

holding jobs

b)

right to German citizenship

c)

marrying non-Aryans

d)

all of the above

7.

What identifier did Jewish people have to wear on their clothes?

a)

pink triangle

b)

gold star

c)

green triangle

d)

red triangle

8.

T or F: Jewish ghettos were located in certain cities in Poland

a)

True

b)

False

9.

For what did Dr. Josef Mengele use concentration camp prisoners?

a)

used them as camp workers

b)

used for various jobs in Krakow

c)

used as spies in Warsaw

d)

used them as test subjects in medical experiments

10.

What was the final stage of the "Final Solution"?

a)

mass extermination at the concentration camps

b)

Kristallnacht

c)

moving Jews to Polish ghettos

d)

all of the above

11.

Which of these was the largest concentration camps?

a)

Dachau

b)

Buchenwald

c)

Berga

d)

Auschwitz-Birkeneau

12.

How many Jewish people died in the Holocaust?

a)

500,000 people

b)

1 million people

c)

6 million people

d)

11 million people