The Holocaust

9.What was the main purpose of the ghettos established by the Nazis in occupied Poland?

10.Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between the Wannsee Conference and the 'Final Solution'?

11.Which group, besides Jews, was targeted by the Nazis on a biological basis and is often included in discussions of the Holocaust?

12.Which event marked the beginning of the mass murder of Jews by German forces and local collaborators in the Soviet Union?

13.Which of the following were extermination camps in occupied Poland? (Select all that apply)

14.Which of the following groups were targeted by the Nazis alongside Jews during the Holocaust? (Select all that apply)

15.The Holocaust is also known in Hebrew as the Shoah.

16.The Wannsee Conference took place in 1942 and was presided over by Adolf Hitler.

17.Operation Reinhard, the most intense phase of the Holocaust, lasted from March 1942 to November 1943.

18.Match each key term with its correct description.

19.Place the following events in the correct chronological order.

20.Place the following stages of Nazi persecution in the correct chronological order.

21.Match each key term to its correct meaning.

22.Place these stages of Nazi persecution in the correct chronological order, earliest first.

23.Which of the following statements about the Wannsee Conference are correct? (Select all that apply)

24.Which of the following groups were targeted by the Nazis on a biological basis and are sometimes included in discussions of the Holocaust? (Select all that apply)

25.Which term describes the Nazi policy of forcing all German Jews to emigrate, regardless of their means?

26.The Holocaust is sometimes used to include the murder and persecution of non-Jewish groups such as the Roma and Soviet prisoners of war.

27.The Nazi regime's anti-Jewish laws were intended to force all German Jews to emigrate, regardless of their means.

28.Which of the following best explains why the Nazi regime passed anti-Jewish laws in the 1930s?

29.What was the main consequence of Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 for Jewish civilians?

30.Which of the following was a direct result of the Wannsee Conference in early 1942?

31.Why does the term 'Holocaust' sometimes include non-Jewish groups such as the Roma and Soviet prisoners of war?

32.Which of the following best describes a change in Nazi policy towards Jews between 1933 and 1942?

33.The Herero and Nama genocide in South West Africa influenced Nazi racial ideology.

34.Which of the following were consequences of the Holocaust? (Select all that apply)

35.Place the following events in the correct chronological order, earliest first.

36.Which of the following best describes the purpose of the ghettos established by the Nazis in occupied Poland after September 1939?

37.A student has written: 'The term holocaust comes from a Greek word meaning burnt offering, and it only became a proper noun for the Nazi genocide of Jews during the 1950s.' Which part of this interpretation is correct?

38.A historian writes: 'The Hebrew word Shoah exclusively refers to Jewish victims, while the term Holocaust is sometimes used to include other groups such as the Roma and Soviet prisoners of war.' What does this interpretation suggest about the two terms?

39.A student argues: 'The Nazis targeted the Roma and Soviet prisoners of war for the same reasons they targeted Jews.' Which statement best evaluates this interpretation?

40.A textbook states: 'The murders were committed primarily through mass shootings across Eastern Europe and poison gas chambers in extermination camps.' Which conclusion is best supported by this statement?

41.What was the name of the Nazi secret police organisation led by Heinrich Himmler?

42.Which German city hosted the conference in 1942 that coordinated the 'Final Solution'?

43.In which year did the Wannsee Conference take place?

44.Complete the sentence about the Holocaust.

45.Complete the sentence about the Wannsee Conference.

46.What was the name of the operation that marked the most intense phase of the Holocaust, lasting from March 1942 to November 1943?

47.Complete the sentence about the term 'Holocaust'.

48.In which year was Kristallnacht, the nationwide pogrom against Jews in Germany?

49.In which year did the Nuremberg Laws, which stripped German Jews of citizenship, come into effect?

50.Approximately how many million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?

51.From which year did the systematic mass murder of Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators begin?

52.In which year did the Holocaust end with the defeat of Nazi Germany?

53.Explain why the Wannsee Conference is considered a significant turning point in the Holocaust.

54.Describe two ways in which the Nazi regime persecuted Jews before the outbreak of World War II.

55.Explain the difference between a concentration camp and an extermination camp, using examples from the Holocaust.

56.Explain how the evidence that some key Nazi decisions were communicated verbally rather than in writing affects how historians study the Holocaust.

57.In which year did the Wannsee Conference take place?

58.In which year was Kristallnacht, the nationwide pogrom against Jews in Germany?

59.In which year did the Nuremberg Laws, which stripped German Jews of citizenship, come into effect?

60.Approximately how many million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?

61.From which year did the systematic mass murder of Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators begin?

62.In which year did the Holocaust end with the defeat of Nazi Germany?