Question

1. which description most accurately characterizes the holocaust?

the united states policy to move japanese americans to detention facilities during world war ii.
the coordinated effort by the allies to liberate prisoners from death camps in eastern europe.
the systematic attempt by the nazis to exterminate the jewish population in europe through mass murder.
the strategic objective of the japanese armed forces to eliminate american naval aviation forces.

Explanation:

• The first option describes Japanese American internment, not the Holocaust.
• The second option is about Allied liberation, not the Holocaust itself.
• The third option correctly defines the Holocaust as the Nazis' systematic extermination of Jews (and others) via mass murder.
• The fourth option relates to Japanese military strategy, not the Holocaust.

Answer:

The systematic attempt by the Nazis to exterminate the Jewish population in Europe through mass murder.