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War Crimes and the Holocaust

Question 5 • EAP-Virginia and US History B CR

Hitler gained support for anti-Jewish policies in Germany by

Answer
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.

Explanation

Hitler promoted the false claim that Jewish people were responsible for Germany’s problems, including economic hardship and the depression after World War I. This scapegoating helped him build support for anti-Jewish policies. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was carried out by a Serbian nationalist, not Jewish people, and Germany lost World War I rather than winning it.

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