War Crimes and the Holocaust Answers

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Concentration camps built by Nazis in 1933 initially held

J
Jehovah’s Witnesses.
R
Roma people.
p
prisoners of war.
p
political prisoners.
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The term coined after the end of World War II to describe the Nazis’ strategy to exterminate European Jewish people and other groups is the

Kristallnacht
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Holocaust
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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
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Great Depression
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In 1933, Hitler took action against Jewish people in Germany by

b
building death camps in German cities.
b
building ghettos for Jewish people in many cities.
b
boycotting Jewish-owned businesses.
e
encouraging mob attacks on Jewish communities.
4

Most of the people killed by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust were

J
Jewish people.
R
Russian people.
g
gay people.
R
Roma people.
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When the Nazi death camps were liberated, people around the world were most shocked by

A
the existence of the camps.
B
the size and scale of the camps.
C
the secrecy of the camps.
D
the locations of the camps.
6

In addition to Jewish people, a specific group that the Nazis systematically killed during the Holocaust was

p
people with disabilities.
p
people with above-average intelligence.
p
people with blond hair.
p
people with great wealth.
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By 1938, Jewish people in Nazi Germany were not allowed to work in the government or

A
carry identification.
B
live near other Jewish people.
C
attend synagogues.
D
attend schools and colleges.
8

Hitler gained support for anti-Jewish policies in Germany by

A
claiming that Jewish people assassinating Arch Duke Ferdinand.
B
crediting Jewish people with helping Germany win World War I.
C
forcing Jewish people to pay German war reparations.
D
blaming Jewish people for the economic depression after World War I.
9

Hitler and the Nazis believed killing Jewish people, Roma, and other groups would

A
only make those groups stronger.
B
purify the German race and make life better for the German people.
C
allow him to win the war and take over the entirety of Europe.
D
prevent future wars.
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Which contributed to Hitler’s rise to power in Germany?

H
Hitler scapegoated German Jewish people by blaming them for Germany’s bad economy and defeat in World War I.
H
Hitler named several prominent German Jewish people to office to demonstrate his willingness to work with the opposition.
H
Hitler prevented all Jewish citizens of Germany from relocating to Palestine, keeping his opponents from raising to power elsewhere.
H
Hitler received the votes of all German Jewish people, who welcomed his promise to restore the nation to its former greatness.

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