Question

holocaust quiz 1 (35 points total)
part 1 - multiple choice:
directions: choose the best answer for each question (2 pts. each)

1. which country was responsible for the crimes committed during the holocaust?

a. germany
b. poland
c. russia

1. which of the following was a promise of the nazi party in germany?

a. restore german prosperity to how it was before world war i.
b. establish a communist regime in germany.
c. conquer former german territory in france.

1. what was the holocaust?

a. a series of battles fought between germany and the soviet union.
b. the systematic persecution and extermination of jews and other ethnic minorities by nazi germany and its allies.
c. the creation of concentration camps by the allies during world war ii.

1. what was the primary goal of nazi propaganda after hitlers rise to power?

a. to promote global peace and unity
b. to encourage economic recovery in poland
c. to portray jews and other minorities as the enemy of germany

1. which group was not targeted by the nazis during the holocaust?

a. jewish people
b. homosexuals
c. italians

Explanation:

1. Nazi Germany orchestrated the systematic state-sponsored crimes of the Holocaust.
2. The Nazi party campaigned on fixing Germany's post-WWI economic collapse, promising to return the country to its pre-war prosperity levels.
3. The Holocaust is defined as the organized, state-led mass murder and persecution of Jewish people, Roma, disabled people, and other marginalized groups by Nazi Germany and its collaborators.
4. Nazi propaganda centered on scapegoating Jewish people and other minorities as the root cause of Germany's societal and economic problems to unify their base around nationalist hatred.
5. Italians were not a targeted group during the Holocaust; Italy was initially an Axis ally of Germany, and Italian citizens were not systematically persecuted by the Nazi regime for their ethnicity.

Answer:

1. a. Germany
2. a. Restore German prosperity to how it was before World War I.
3. b. The systematic persecution and extermination of Jews and other ethnic minorities by Nazi Germany and its allies.
4. c. To portray Jews and other minorities as the enemy of Germany
5. c. Italians