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World War II — Test

Question 5 • United States History

Why did Nazi Germany build concentration camps in Poland?

Answer
A
to kill larger numbers of people
B
to turn other governments against Jewish people
C
to show how powerful Nazi Germany was
D
to separate Jewish people from the rest of the public

Explanation

Nazi Germany established major camps in occupied Poland as part of its genocide, using them to murder Jews and other victims on a mass scale. Some camps were built specifically as killing centers, equipped to kill very large numbers of people. The answer is A, “to kill larger numbers of people”; separating people was part of persecution, but it does not capture the camps’ central purpose.

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