Question

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, led by the Hitler regime, planned and carried out the systematic crimes of the Holocaust.
2. The Nazi Party campaigned on restoring Germany's pre-WWI economic and national standing to appeal to voters suffering from post-WWI sanctions and depression.
3. The Holocaust is the official term for the state-sponsored mass murder of 6 million Jews and millions of other marginalized groups by Nazi Germany and its collaborators.
4. Nazi propaganda focused on scapegoating Jews and other minorities as the cause of Germany's economic and social problems to unify its base behind the regime.
5. Italians were not targeted by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust as they were considered a "Aryan" allied people, unlike Jewish people and homosexuals who were systematically persecuted.

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