Question

3b. how did they contribute to the genocide of the holocaust? (4 pts.)

Explanation:

This question refers to non-German collaborators, local officials, and auxiliary forces during the Holocaust:

1. They helped identify, round up, and deport Jewish people, Roma, and other targeted groups to Nazi ghettos and death camps, removing local barriers to Nazi genocide operations.
2. Many provided logistical support: supplying food, fuel, and transportation to Nazi occupation forces to enable mass deportations.
3. Some joined auxiliary police units that participated in mass shootings of Jewish civilians in Eastern Europe, directly carrying out genocidal killings.
4. They normalized antisemitic policies locally, enforcing Nazi racial laws and social exclusion that paved the way for mass murder.

Answer:

Non-German collaborators, local officials, and auxiliaries contributed to the Holocaust by rounding up targeted groups, providing logistical support for Nazi operations, directly participating in mass executions, and enforcing local antisemitic policies to enable the genocide.