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The Holocaust

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hostility to or prejudice against Jews.

a)

Anti-Democratic

b)

Neo-Nazism

c)

Anti-Semitism

d)

Jewism

2.

An organized massacre of a particular ethnic group, in particular that of Jews in Russia or eastern Europe.

a)

Pogrom

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

Kristallnacht

d)

Einsatzgruppen

3.

A part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a minority group or groups.

a)

suburb

b)

ghetto

c)

concentration camp

d)

transit camp

4.

In 1933 which of the following countries had the highest population of Jews?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Poland

5.

Most eastern Jews spoke

a)

English.

b)

Spanish.

c)

German.

d)

Yiddish.

6.

Jews that lived in this part of Europe made up much less of the population and tended to adopt the culture of their non-Jewish neighbors and spokethe common languages of the area.

a)

Western Europe

b)

Eastern Europe

c)

Northern Africa

d)

Eastern Asia

7.

The first attempt to remove all legal discrimination against Jews and the granting of rights equal to those of other citizens in a country came in 1791 in what country?

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

Poland

d)

Germany

8.

April 1, 1933 a nationwide ___________________ of Jewish-owned businesses took place which resulted in people refusing to purchase goods in Jewish businesses.

a)

destruction

b)

boycott

c)

sale

d)

removal

9.

These laws excluded German Jews from Reich citizenship and prohibited them from marrying or having sexual relations with persons of "German or German-related blood."

a)

Jewish Race Laws

b)

The Berlin Laws

c)

The Holocaust Laws

d)

The Nuremberg Laws

10.

What event in 1936 did Hitler use to promote his glory of Germany.

a)

The Olympic Games.

b)

The World Cup

c)

The Joe Lewis boxing event.

d)

The World Aviation Race Cup

11.

In 1937 Jews'passports had to be labeled with what on the front cover?

a)

The Star of David

b)

An "X"with a circle in red.

c)

A large "J"

d)

A stamp that said "Juden" in gold letters.

12.

"The Night of the Broken Glass", The name refers to the wave of violent anti-Jewish pogroms which took place on November 9 and 10, 1938.

a)

Einsatzgruppen

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

Kristallnacht

d)

Reich-Stag

13.

To concentrate and monitor the Jewish population the Germans and their collaborators created

a)

Transit-camps

b)

Ghettos

c)

Forced labor camps

d)

Suburbs

14.

As Germany invaded the USSR ______________________________ were used to kill Jews and enemies of Germany.

a)

Prisoner of War Camps

b)

Mobile Killing Units

c)

Transit-Camps

d)

Refugee Stations

15.

In places like Auschwitz Jews were killed in

a)

gas chambers.

b)

mobile killing vehicles.

c)

drowning tanks.

d)

small numbers by fire squad.

16.

After the war many Jews were held in "DP" stations until places could be found for there relocation. What did "DP" stand for?

a)

Downed Pilot

b)

Displaced Person

c)

Dachau Prisoner

d)

Destitute Person

17.
The ________________ were primarily used as a station for gathering and holding Jews until deportation; separated from the rest of the city by walls or fences.
a)
ghettos
b)
concentrations camps
c)
extermination camps
18.
The _____________was the ‘army’ of the Nazi Party; overseeing the concentration camps, ghettos, and serving as Hitler’s personal bodyguards.
a)
Einsatzgruppen
b)
The SS or schutzstaffel
c)
gestapo
d)
the Blackshirts
19.
This term was first used in the late 1950’s to describe the systematic torture and murder of Europe’s Jews: ________
a)
genocide
b)
Holocaust
c)
anti-semitism
d)
Kristallnacht
20.
A German word, Untermenschen, meaning “___ -___” used by the Nazis to refer to the groups they deemed undesirable.
a)
sub-human
b)
mixed-breed
21.
Once all the people had died, their bodies would then be sent to the _______ for burning and disposal.
a)
gas chambers
b)
crematorium
c)
death camps
d)
labor camps
22.
What was the “Final Solution to the Jewish Question”?
a)
How the Nazis would set up the concnetration camps working the trains. 
b)
How to effectively and efficiently rid the world of the Jews
c)
How to effectively and efficiently rid Europe of the Jews.
23.
It was at the __________, which was attended by several high-ranking Nazi leaders, that the “the Final Solution to the Jewish Question” was planned.
a)
Potsdam Conference
b)
Berlin Conference
c)
Nuremberg Conference
d)
Wannsee Conference
24.
The ___ was a mobile, killing squad that was part of the SS but followed the Wehrmacht, as they moved through Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.
a)
Luftwaffe
b)
Mischling
c)
Einsatzgruppen
d)
Swastika
25.

Jewish people had to wear these to identify them.

a)
a yellow star of David
b)
a sign that said Jew
c)
Black clothes
d)
A yellow cross
26.
The Holocaust occurred during which war?
a)
World War I
b)
Civil War
c)
World War II
d)
Cold War
27.
How were the Jews transported to the different camps?
a)
Cattlecars
b)
Taxis
c)
Police vans
d)
Horse & buggy
28.

the refusal to accept or comply with something

a)

boycott

b)

genocide

c)

resistance

d)

stubborn

29.

Jewish house of worship

a)

synagogue

b)

church

c)

temple

d)

cathedral

30.

As Hitler rose to power, the German government began passing laws that took away Jewish people's ___________.

a)

power

b)

careers

c)

children

d)

rights

31.

What was the name of Hitler's book?

a)

Mein Kempf

b)

Chow Mein

c)

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

d)

The Shortest History of Germany

32.

Hitler Violated Which Treaty?

a)

The Fifty Year Peace Treaty

b)

The Treaty of Versace

c)

The Treaty of Versailles

d)

The Treaty of Venice

33.

The Nazis use various media to brainwash people into believing their lies. This was called what?

a)

Prophet

b)

Propaganda

c)

Information

d)

Reparations

34.

Which of the following did Hitler promise the German people?

a)

To make Germany a world Power again

b)

To increase Germany's military

c)

United the German people by Blaming the Jew

d)

All of the Above

35.

What was the name of the group that the Nazis believed to be the "pure" race?

a)

Jews

b)

Aryans

c)

All races were equal

d)

Gypsies

36.

The German term "Kristallnacht" means:

a)

The Night of Freedom

b)

The Night of Broken Glass

c)

The Night of Sorrows

d)

The Night of Destruction

37.

The deliberate and systematic murder of an entire group of people based on their ethnic on religious background is referred to as:

a)

Systematic murder

b)

Genocide

c)

Serial killing

d)

None of the above

38.

Gas chambers were often disguised as:

a)

Showers

b)

Dining room

c)

Bedroom

d)

None of the above

39.

The largest ghetto during the Holocaust was located in:

a)

Berlin, Germany

b)

Warsaw, Poland

c)

Amsterdam, Netherlands

d)

Paris, France

40.

Eli Wiesel wrote this book based on his Holocaust experience:

a)

Nightmare

b)

Day

c)

Night

d)

Into Darkness

41.

The furnace in which bodies were tossed within the camps

a)

crematorium

b)

genocide

c)

gestapo

d)

ghettos

42.

A place people were sent to work as prisoners

a)

Forced-labor camp

b)

concentration camp

c)

death camp

d)

Auschwitz-Birkenau

43.

Hitler's secret police; rounded up people to send to camps

a)

Hitler Youth

b)

Gypsies

c)

Einsatzgruppen

d)

Gestapo

44.

An organization with the purpose of training young boys to become future Nazi soldiers

a)

Aryan race

b)

Einsatzgruppen

c)

Hitler Youth

d)

Ghettos

45.

The Nuremberg Laws

a)

separated Jews from German society

b)

said Jews couldn't marry non-Jews

c)

said Jews couldn't own businesses

d)

all of the above

46.
Which of the following best describes the “final solution?” 
a)
The implementation of the Balfour Declaration.
b)
The Nazi desire for complete destruction of the Jews.
c)
The conscription of German males into the military.
d)
The Jewish desire for a homeland within Germany.
47.

"a person who is standing near but not taking part in what is happening"


This is a(n)...

a)

perpetrator.

b)

bystander.

c)

ally.

d)

target.

48.

Select ALL of the following groups of people who were targeted for persecution under the Nazi regime:

a)

Jews

b)

Mentally disabled

c)

Homosexuals

d)

Socialists

e)

Roma (Gypsies)

49.

What was the purpose of the "death marches"?

a)

An attempt to prevent the Allied liberation of large numbers of prisoners.

b)

A grueling method of disposing of large numbers of victims en masse.

c)

To humiliate victims before they marched to face firing squads.

d)

To transport victims by foot when the railways could not carry such large numbers of victims.

50.

After the end of the Holocaust, what happened to many Jewish survivors?

a)

Displaced persons emigrated to other places like Israel or the United States.

b)

Hundreds of Jewish communities in occupied eastern Europe were eliminated entirely.

c)

Survivors were placed in displaced person camps where they were reunited with surviving family and friends.

d)

Displaced persons returned to their newly liberated homes to rebuild their lives.

51.

This event was a form of resistance that did end with 7,000 Jews being killed and 56,000 deported to concentrations camps.

a)

Buchenwald Uprising

b)

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

c)

Munich Uprising

d)

Polish Uprising

52.

After all the Jews were no longer inhabiting the Warsaw Ghetto, what did the Nazi SS soldiers do next?

a)

filled it with the lower class people of Nazi Germany

b)

Leave it alone

c)

Let people of the Nazi party inhabit the place

d)

Burn the Ghetto

53.

This Nazi resistance group distributed anti-Nazi pamphlets and was led by Sophie and Hans Scholl. This group was known as

a)

Neo Nazi's

b)

ANP "Anti-Nazi party"

c)

White Rose

d)

There were known resistance groups

54.

What country liberated camps throughout, Poland and Eastern Europe?

a)

Russia

b)

Germany

c)

United States

d)

Great Britain

55.

Who Liberated Concentration camps like Buchenwald throughout Western Europe?

a)

Russia

b)

France

c)

United States

d)

Great Britain

56.

As the war was coming to an end, what did many Nazi generals do?

a)

Keep Fighting

b)

Surrender

c)

Commit Suicide

d)

Escaped to Russia

57.

What continent did many of the Nazi generals escape to avoid persecution after WWII ended?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

58.

What was the name of the trials were 12 Nazi Generals were sentenced to death?

a)

Supreme court

b)

League of nations

c)

United Nations trials

d)

Nuremberg trials