War Crimes And The Holocaust – Flashcards
Unlock all answers in this set
Unlock answersquestion
The term now used to describe the Nazis' strategy to exterminate European Jews and other groups is the ___
answer
NOT
"Final solution"
question
Which contributed to Hitler's rise to power in Germany?
answer
Hitler scapegoated German Jews by blaming them for Germany's bad economy and defeat in World War I.
question
In 1933, Hitler took action against Jews in Germany by
answer
NOT
building death camps in German cities.
question
Nazis who forced Jews to live in ghettos also forced them to
answer
NOT
cook food for German soldiers.
question
Nazis thought that killing Jews, gypsies, and other groups would
answer
purify the German race.
question
The Final Solution was Nazi Germany's plan to
answer
physically exterminate all Jews in Europe.
question
Hitler gained support for anti-Jewish policies in Germany by
answer
blaming Jews for the economic depression after World War I.
question
Most of the people killed by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust were
answer
Jews.
question
By 1938, Jews in Nazi Germany were not allowed to work in the government or
answer
attend schools and colleges.
question
A similarity between Nazi policies towards Jews during World War II and policies in other countries during preceding centuries was that
answer
Nazis discriminated against Jews.
question
In 1947, the United Nations helped create a country
answer
where survivors of the Holocaust could live.
question
When the Nazi death camps were liberated, people around the world were most shocked by
answer
the size and scale of the camps.
question
Approximately what percentage of all Jews living in Europe were killed during the Holocaust?
answer
about 60%
question
What Nazi policy targeted people who had disabilities?
answer
euthanasia
question
How did the Holocaust affect the Jewish population in Europe after World War II?
answer
Millions were left without families or homes.
