Identify an Allied response to the Holocaust following World War II.(1 point)
Responses
A. creating the state of Palestine
B. continuing the concentration camps
C. creating the state of Israel
D. dissolving the UN
C. creating the state of Israel
What happened during the Nuremberg Trials?(1 point)
Responses
A. The UN founded the state of Israel.
B. The closing of all Nazi Germany’s concentration and extermination camps.
C. The Allies began to allow displaced persons to immigrate to their countries.
D. High-ranking Nazi military, business, and governmental leaders were prosecuted for war crimes.
D. High-ranking Nazi military, business, and governmental leaders were prosecuted for war crimes.
Which of the following accurately describes what the Geneva Conventions added to their agreements after the Holocaust?(1 point)
Responses
A. the right of POWs to practice their religion
B. reimbursing civilians for lost possessions
C. food for POWs
D. rights for civilians
D. rights for civilians
Which of the following best describes the significance of the UDHR?(1 point)
Responses
A. It spelled out fundamental, universal human rights.
B. It guided humanity’s moral compass through World War II.
C. It helped dismantle the Nazi government.
D. It served as inspiration for harsh governments around the world.
A. It spelled out fundamental, universal human rights.
describe the influence of the Holocaust on the Nuremberg trials and on international law.(1 point)
Responses
A. The horrors of the Holocaust meant that those responsible had to be held accountable. One of the ways this occurred was through the Nuremberg trials. The Holocaust and the trials would go on to inspire reforms in international law, particularly when it came to crimes against humanity committed in the decades after World War II.
B. The horrors of the Holocaust meant that those responsible would never be held accountable in a court of law.
C. The horrors of the Holocaust meant that those responsible had to be held accountable. One of the ways this occurred was through the Nuremberg trials. It was hoped that these trials would inspire reforms in international law, particularly when it came to crimes against humanity, but this type of trial has never again been used to prosecute anyone.
D. The horrors of the Holocaust meant that those responsible had to be held accountable. One of the ways this occurred was through the Nuremberg trials. The Holocaust and the trials would go on to inspire reforms in international law, particularly when it came to crimes against humanity committed in the decades after the Vietnam War.