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Holocaust WWII

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the Nazis call the “final solution to the Jewish question?"

a)

The Holocaust

b)

World War II

c)

Auschwitz

d)

Copenhagen

2.

Who died in a concentration camp because he went with orphans to be by their side and comfort them?

a)

Janusz Korczak

b)

Elie Wiesel

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Ann Frank

3.

Select TWO examples of the significance of the paperclip and the Holocaust.

a)

Adolf Hitler thought it was the Jews’ fault Germany lost World War I.

b)

Paperclips were worn by the Norwegians to protest the Nazis.

c)

The paperclip is a device used to hold sheets of paper together.

d)

After the Holocaust, a group of students collected paperclips to symbolize the lives lost during the Holocaust.

4.

The book Night was the most famous book from which author?

a)

Theodor Geisel

b)

Elie Wiesel

c)

Ellie Kate

d)

Adolf Hitler

5.

In what city in Tennessee will you find the Children's Holocaust Museum where they collect paperclips?

a)

Nashville

b)

New Orleans

c)

Whitwell

d)

Memphis

6.

Why is it good to learn about the Holocaust?

a)

To be sure we learn that hatred is terrible, and we should treat others fairly

b)

To be sure we understand that the Holocaust was a necessary part of history

c)

To make better movies about WWII

d)

To be sure we learn that hatred is terrible, and we should treat others with prejudice

7.

Prison camps established by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party for Jews and other political prisoners during the war.

a)

Concentration camps

b)

Labor camps

c)

Internment camps

d)

Detention centers

8.

largest of the Nazi extermination camps

a)

Auschwitz

b)

Buchenwald

c)

Treblinka

d)

Dachau

9.

A poor, heavily populated city district occupied by Jews linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions

a)

Slum

b)

Ghetto

c)

Shantytown

d)

Enclave

10.

What was the primary purpose of the Wannsee Conference held in 1942 during WWII?

a)

To plan the invasion of the Soviet Union

b)

To discuss the logistics of the 'Final Solution'

c)

To negotiate peace with the Allies

d)

To allocate resources for the war effort

11.

Which of the following was a notorious Nazi doctor known for conducting inhumane experiments on prisoners at Auschwitz?

a)

Josef Mengele

b)

Albert Speer

c)

Heinrich Himmler

d)

Adolf Eichmann

12.

What was the significance of the Nuremberg Trials held after WWII?

a)

They were the first trials to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity

b)

They marked the beginning of the Cold War

c)

They were peace negotiations between the Allies and Axis powers

d)

They were economic summits to rebuild Europe

13.

Which of the following was a form of resistance against the Nazis by Jewish prisoners in concentration camps?

a)

Armed uprisings

b)

Economic boycotts

c)

Political negotiations

d)

Propaganda campaigns

14.

What was the role of Oskar Schindler during the Holocaust?

a)

He was a Nazi officer who led the invasion of Poland

b)

He was a businessman who saved over a thousand Jews by employing them in his factories

c)

He was a scientist who developed weapons for the Nazis

d)

He was a diplomat who negotiated with the Allies

15.

Which country was the first to liberate a Nazi concentration camp during WWII?

a)

United States

b)

Soviet Union

c)

United Kingdom

d)

France