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The Holocaust — Quiz

Question 1 • MASTER COURSE U.S. Government

How were gas vans primarily used by the Nazis in carrying out the Final Solution?

Answer
A
They gathered victims and transported them to concentration camps.
B
They poisoned victims with gas from the van’s exhaust.
C
They transported large groups of victims out of the country.
D
They confined victims in the van for long periods of time as punishment.

Explanation

Gas vans were mobile killing vehicles used by the Nazis, especially in occupied Eastern Europe. Victims were locked inside, and engine exhaust was directed into the sealed compartment, causing them to die from carbon monoxide poisoning. Thus, the correct choice is poisoning victims with gas from the van’s exhaust.

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