War Crimes and the Holocaust

Question 1

Hitler gained support for anti-Jewish policies in Germany by

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blaming Jewish people for the economic depression after World War I.

Question 2

When the Nazi death camps were liberated, people around the world were most shocked by

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the size and scale of the camps.

Question 3

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

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purify the German race and make life better for the German people.

Question 4

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 5

Before Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany, his book Mein Kampf called for

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the removal of Jewish people from Germany.

Question 6

What Nazi policy targeted people who had disabilities?

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euthanasia

Question 7

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

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people with disabilities.

Question 8

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 9

In 1947, the United Nations helped create a country

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where survivors of the Holocaust could live.

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