War Crimes and the Holocaust

Question 1

Which contributed to Hitler’s rise to power in Germany?

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Hitler scapegoated German Jewish people by blaming them for Germany’s bad economy and defeat in World War I.

Question 2

By 1938, Jewish people in Nazi Germany were not allowed to work in the government or

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attend schools and colleges.

Question 3

A similarity between Nazi policies towards Jewish people during World War II and policies in other countries during preceding centuries was that

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Nazis discriminated against Jewish people.

Question 4

In 1947, the United Nations helped create a country

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where survivors of the Holocaust could live.

Question 5

In 1933, Hitler took action against Jewish people in Germany by

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boycotting Jewish-owned businesses.

Question 6

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

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Holocaust

Question 7

Concentration camps built by Nazis in 1933 initially held

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political prisoners.

Question 8

Approximately what percentage of all Jewish people living in Europe were killed during the Holocaust?

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about 60%

Question 9

What Nazi policy targeted people who had disabilities?

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euthanasia

Question 10

How did the Holocaust affect the Jewish population in Europe after World War II?

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Millions were left without families or homes.

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