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Look at this photograph, taken in 1943.

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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.
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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
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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.
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After WWII began, Jewish people were taken into custody and placed where? Check all that apply.

A
concentration camps
B
other countries
C
small German villages
D
churches
E
ghettos
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Which of the following is the most accurate description of the Nazi camp built at Auschwitz, Poland?

A
work camp
B
starvation camp
C
death camp
D
military camp
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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.
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At the Wannsee Conference in 1942, the Nazis made plans for

A
the invasion of Poland.
B
air raids on London.
C
an attack on Pearl Harbor.
D
the Final Solution.
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Which are examples of the discrimination that Europeans of Jewish ancestry endured throughout history? Select five options.

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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The sign in the photograph below says, "Germans! Defend yourself! Buy nothing from Jews!”

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The Nazis were trying to protect Jewish citizens from discrimination.
B
The Nazis were trying to stop the boycott of Jewish businesses.
C
The Nazis were officially promoting and directing antisemitism.
D
The Nazis were trying to restrict antisemitic behavior among citizens.
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The mass murder of Jewish and other groups of people by the German Nazis during World War II is known as

A
nationalism.
B
propaganda.
C
antisemitism.
D
the Holocaust.

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