Question

in april 1945, american soldiers freed the prisoners in dachau, a concentration camp. read the words of james rose, one of these american soldiers. then answer the question.

and the time that we come to the gate of the camp, they opened the compound and i seen thousands of people crowding out that looked like skeletons with skin stretched on them. they were dirty, they smelled, and just one look at them, some of them half dead, something happened that we realized that this war was all about, we know now why we were participating in this war.

according to the passage, what did james rose see when he walked into the dachau concentration camp?

orderly lines of men, women, and children

people who looked close to death

united nations troops

nazis in full battle gear

Explanation:

To answer this, we analyze the passage. James Rose described seeing "thousands of people crowding out that looked like skeletons with skin stretched on them", "dirty", "smelled", and "some of them half dead". The option "orderly lines..." is incorrect as the people were crowding out, not in order. "United Nations troops" and "Nazis..." are not mentioned in his description of what he saw when entering. The description matches "people who looked close to death".

Answer:

B. people who looked close to death (assuming the second option is labeled B; if the original labels differ, adjust accordingly, but based on the context, the correct option is the one stating "people who looked close to death")