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Which are examples of the discrimination that Europeans of Jewish ancestry endured throughout history? Select five options.European Jewish people were forced to live in segregated communities.European Jewish people were prohibited from owning land.European Jewish people were barred from certain professions.European Jewish people were subject to physical abuse, even murder.European Jewish people were forced to marry outside of their religion against their will.European Jewish people were subject to arbitrary deportations.European Jewish people were offered free transportation to leave Europe.

A
European Jewish people were forced to live in segregated communities.
B
European Jewish people were prohibited from owning land.
C
European Jewish people were barred from certain professions.
D
European Jewish people were subject to physical abuse, even murder.
E
European Jewish people were forced to marry outside of their religion against their will.
F
European Jewish people were subject to arbitrary deportations.
G
European Jewish people were offered free transportation to leave Europe.
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To isolate them from the general population, Jewish people in Hitler’s Germany were required to

A
serve in the armed forces.
B
take their vacations in winter.
C
wear yellow stars.
D
live in the countryside.
4

When it came to racial beliefs, Hitler believed that Germans were

A
inferior to people of other races.
B
superior to other peoples, especially Jewish people.
C
about the same as people belonging to other races.
D
correct for having embraced racial diversity.
5

The Nazis’ Final Solution included a plan to

A
eliminate hunger in Europe.
B
kill all Jewish people in Europe.
C
occupy the British Isles.
D
defeat the United States.
6

Look at this photograph, taken in 1943.

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A
liberating a Polish city.
B
protecting Polish people of Jewish ancestry.
C
sending Polish Jewish people to a concentration camp.
D
accompanying Polish Jewish people to worship services.
7

What were the Nuremberg Trials?

A
trials in which Nazi leaders were charged with “crimes against humanity”
B
trials in which leading Nazi generals were accused of having lost the war on purpose
C
trials in which Adolf Hitler was ordered to return the stolen property of Jewish people
D
trials in which German people of Jewish ancestry were charged with having started World War II
8

After Hitler came to power, German people of Jewish ancestry

A
lost their rights overnight.
B
gradually lost their rights.
C
left their homeland immediately.
D
gained the right of citizenship.
9

Which of the following was the actual result of the Final Solution?

A
the failure of the Nazis to exterminate their enemies
B
the extermination of two-thirds of Europe’s Jewish population
C
the German occupation of France
D
the end to genocide around the world
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Which of the following happened in Germany during Kristallnacht? Select three options.War with Britain was declared.Synagogues across Germany were burned.Many Jewish people were arrested or killed.Citizenship was restored to Jewish people.Jewish businesses were destroyed.

A
War with Britain was declared.
B
Synagogues across Germany were burned.
C
Many Jewish people were arrested or killed.
D
Citizenship was restored to Jewish people.
E
Jewish businesses were destroyed.

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