Question

holocaust studies: unit 1 pretest
possible points: 10.53
the term \______\ did not exist before the holocaust, but was coined in 1943 - 44 by the polish jewish lawyer raphael lemkin in response to the nazi crimes
○ ethnic cleansing
● genocide
○ war crime
○ mass atrocity

Explanation:

Raphael Lemkin coined the term "genocide" in 1943 - 44 in response to Nazi crimes. The other terms ("ethnic cleansing", "war crime", "mass atrocity") either had different origins or were not coined by Lemkin for this context.

Answer:

B. genocide