#7 Genocide
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- Q1
(Q1) The Holocaust in Europe and the treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire have been cited as examples of...
Socialism
Genocide
Devine Right
Imperialism
60s - Q2
(Q2) During World War I, Russia attacked the region on Turkey's northern border. The area was home to millions of Armenians, who the Turkish leaders accused of helping the Russians. How did the Turkish leaders respond to this perceived threat?
They signed a treaty with Russia that surrendered the region on Turkey's northern border.
They agreed to grant citizenship to all Armenians in exchange for loyalty.
They required all Armenians to take a loyalty oath and join the Turkish army.
They forcibly removed Armenians from the area, resulting in the death of about 600,000 Arminians.
60s - Q3
(Q3) The following passage is an excerpt from the Nuremberg Laws of 1935.
Reich Citizenship Law and Decree only such a person as of German or kindred stock and who have proved by their conduct that they are willing and loyal to serve the German people and the Reich are citizens... Reich citizens shall be the sole possessors of absolute political rights....
The law in the excerpt was designed to...
Extend citizenship to all people.
Ensure political freedom.
Protect the rights of minorities.
Put racist theories into public policy.
60s - Q4
(Q4) The first stage of the Holocaust was the passage of the Nuremberg Laws. What did these laws do?
Opened the first concentration camp
annexed Nurembergs territory
Took citizenship rights from the Jews.
Closed Germany's borders.
60s - Q5
(Q5) The Armenian people lived as minorities inside which empire.....
The Mogul Empire
The Austrian Empire
The British Empire
The Ottoman Empire
60s - Q6
(Q6) Use the quotes to answer the question that follows....
"First, they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the communists, and I did not speak out because I was not a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist. And then they came for me, and no one was left to speak out for me". --- Martin Niemoller
"What harms the victim the most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander" ---Elle Wiesel
What are the authors suggesting in the quotes?
Nazi officials were only following the orders of their superiors when they engaged in the brutal oppression of Jews and other "enemies of the state."
Because many Germans did little to oppose the Nazi persecution of Jews, the brutality of the Holocaust grew more severe as time passed.
Nothing could be done to stop the Holocaust once it started.
The average German citizen played no role in the Holocaust.
60s - Q7
(Q7) Which is a valid conclusion based on a study of the Holocaust?
Military commanders cannot be held responsible for acts committed during wartime.
People should not become involved in partisan politics.
An advanced society can commit brutal acts.
World opinion is effective in stopping Genocide.
60s - Q8
(Q8) In 1946, convicted Nazi Hans Frank started before his execution, " A thousand years will pass, and still the guilt of Germany will not have been erased," Mr. Frank referred to German "guilt" over what course of action was carried out by the Nazi regime during World War II?
The German invasion of the Soviet Union
The Holocaust
The use of German submarines to attack defenseless Allied supply ships.
German use of the atomic bomb
60s - Q9
(Q9) From 1938 to 1945, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party perpetrated the Holocaust against the Jewish population in Europe. Cite one cause of this act of Genocide.
The Jews had no impact in World War I, and Adolph Hitler believed they could have done more.
The Jews saved Germany post World War I, and though the Treaty of Versailles forbade it, they built Germany back into a World Power.
Hitler blamed the Jews for Germany's loss in World War I and the economic crisis.
Hitler wanted to replace the leader of Germany, who was Jewish, and told Germans to make him dictator to fix all German problems.
60s - Q10
(Q9) From 1938 to 1945, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party perpetrated the Holocaust against the Jewish population in Europe. Cite one cause of this act of Genocide.
People hated slavery.
Jews did not fit into Hitlers concept of an ideal race.
They wanted Jews to occupy government positions.
They wanted Jews to relocate to other countries and to assist in creating a solid government in those locations.
60s - Q11
(Q9) From 1938 to 1945, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party perpetrated the Holocaust against the Jewish population in Europe. Cite one cause of this act of Genocide.
Germany promoted leaders of their military who were Jewish regardless of their qualifications.
There was a long history of antisemitism in Germany.
The Allied Forces post WWI installed a Jewish government in Germany, which created a significant political division.
Jews led the Allied Powers during the German defeat in World War I.
60s - Q12
(Q9) From 1938 to 1945, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party perpetrated the Holocaust against the Jewish population in Europe. Cite one cause of this act of Genocide.
Jews in Europe were in the way of Hitler's attempt to gain "lebensraum" (living space).
Hitler had no plans for the Jews until he gained political power following his election.
The Jews forcibly imprisoned and tortured Hitler after his violent hate speeches in the German Beer Halls.
60s - Q13
(Q9) From 1938 to 1945, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party perpetrated the Holocaust against the Jewish population in Europe. Cite one effect of this Genocide.
The Jews used the atomic bomb on Germany.
6 Million Jews were killed.
European Jews returned to their home countries and sought to repay those who punished them with acts of violence.
Millions of Jews gained political power in Germany.
60s - Q14
(Q9) From 1938 to 1945, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party perpetrated the Holocaust against the Jewish population in Europe. Cite one effect of this act of Genocide.
Many people worldwide knew about Adolph Hitler's acts and attempted to send the Jews and others from their countries to concentration camps.
Millions of Germans disguised as Jews were accidentally murdered in Gas Chambers.
Millions gained an education inside concentration camps and obtained full-time employment following their release.
Millions of others, including gypsies, Jehovah's Witnesses, homosexuals, and disabled people, were killed.
60s - Q15
(Q9) From 1938 to 1945, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party perpetrated the Holocaust against the Jewish population in Europe. Cite one effect of this act of Genocide.
Mass emigration of Jews to Palestine
The Nazi Party gained political power in other nations following the defeat of Hitler in World War II.
The United States and other countries banned slavery.
The Jews were kept in concentration camps until their death.
60s