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Which statements describe Einsatzgruppen? Check all that apply.They were considered the last step in the “Final Solution.”They were part of the German army.They carried out mass executions.They were known as mobilized killing units.They were used by Germany during the invasions of Poland and the Soviet Union.

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They were considered the last step in the “Final Solution.”
B
They were part of the German army.
C
They carried out mass executions.
D
They were known as mobilized killing units.
E
They were used by Germany during the invasions of Poland and the Soviet Union.
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What evidence shows that the uprisings at Treblinka and Sobibor were not a complete failure?

A
Both camps were closed after the uprising.
B
Prisoners attacked and killed SS men and guards.
C
Thousands of prisoners escaped and were never captured.
D
All gas chambers in camps were shut down.
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Who was head of the Schutzstaffel (SS)?

A
Joseph Goebbels
B
Heinrich Himmler
C
Reinhard Heydrich
D
Adolf Hitler
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What was the main reason why new concentration camps were built in 1942?

A
to provide employment for Germans
B
to execute as many people as possible
C
to provide a way station before deportation
D
to house women and children not executed
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Which shows the correct order of the events of the Holocaust?

A
A flowchart showing order of events with arrows between each event. Event 1, German leaders increasingly supported the idea of genocide. Event 2, Escapees from Auschwitz wrote the Auschwitz Protocols. Event 3, The Wannsee Conference confirmed the final solution. Event 4, Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies.
Option A
B
A flowchart showing order of events with arrows between each event. Event 1, The Wannsee Conference confirmed the final solution. Event 2, German leaders increasingly supported the idea of genocide. Event 3, Escapees from Auschwitz wrote the Auschwitz Protocols. Event 4, Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies.
Option B
C
A flowchart showing order of events with arrows between each event. Event 1, German leaders increasingly supported the idea of genocide. Event 2, The Wannsee Conference confirmed the final solution. Event 3, Escapees from Auschwitz wrote the Auschwitz Protocols. Event 4, Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies.
Option C
D
A flowchart showing order of events with arrows between each event. Event 1, Escapees from Auschwitz wrote the Auschwitz Protocols. Event 2, German leaders increasingly supported the idea of genocide. Event 3, The Wannsee Conference confirmed the final solution. Event 4, Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies.
Option D
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After Hitler came to power in 1933, how was anti-Semitism seen in Germany?

A
It was against the law.
B
It was encouraged and supported.
C
It was subtle and hidden.
D
It was unrecognized until WWII broke out.
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The photograph was taken at Auschwitz.

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A
gassing prisoners
B
providing heat for the camps
C
lighting the camps at night
D
cremating prisoners
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How did some Jewish people resist Nazi oppression and persecution during the Holocaust?

A
by arming themselves
B
by joining the SS
C
by forming a new government
D
by organizing public protest rallies
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Which was a significant outcome of the end of the Warsaw Uprising?

A
Other uprisings were inspired.
B
Transportation of Jewish people to death camps ended.
C
Jewish fighters and resistance groups won and were liberated.
D
There was less oppression and persecution by the Nazis.
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How were gas vans primarily used by the Nazis in carrying out the Final Solution?

A
They poisoned victims with gas from the van’s exhaust.
B
They gathered victims and transported them to concentration camps.
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.
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Which act of Jewish resistance resulted in the most convictions of Nazi war criminals?

A
the uprising at Sobibor
B
the Warsaw Uprising
C
the Auschwitz Protocols
D
the partisan groups
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Violent resistance to Nazi persecution took place at which concentration camps?

A
Treblinka and Auschwitz
B
Sobibor and Berkinau
C
Auschwitz and Berkinau
D
Treblinka and Sobibor

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