War Crimes — Unit test Answers

The image shows a British political cartoon called "Good Hunting.”

The photo shows a Nazi leader.

Read this passage from the Potsdam Declaration.We call upon the government of Japan to proclaim now the unconditional surrender of all Japanese armed forces, and to provide proper and adequate assurances of their good faith in such action. The alternative for Japan is prompt and utter destruction.

Which statement best describes the state of the war Europe in 1943?

What role did Japanese Emperor Hirohito play in the entry of the US into World War II?

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How was Hitler’s attack on the Soviet Union similar to his invasion of France?

The excerpt is from witness testimony at the Nuremberg Trials. DR. MARX:You said before that the German people must have known of the happenings in Auschwitz. What are your grounds for this statement?VAILLANT-COUTURIER:I have already told you: To begin with there was the fact that, when we left, the Lorraine soldiers . . . who were taking us to Auschwitz said to us, "If you knew where you were going, you would not be in such a hurry to get there.”–Testimony of Marie Claude Vaillant-Couturier

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Before they invaded Europe from the south, the Allies had to control

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Read the excerpt from a UN report on human rights violations in North Korea.The gravity, scale and nature of these violations reveal a state that does not have any parallel in the contemporary world.–Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2014

In 1939, which event made the people of Europe realize that war was inevitable?

Which best describes why the United States wanted to avoid invading Japan in a ground war?

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