Global II Quizzes - Quiz 10a - The Holocaust

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1 :

. . . In his classic defense of freedom of speech in his book, On Liberty, John Stuart Mill wrote that
"if a view is not “fully, frequently, and :fearlessly discussed,” it will become “a dead dogma,
not a living truth.” The existence of the Holocaust should remain a living truth, and those who
are skeptical about the enormity of the Nazi atrocities should be confronted with the evidence for it. . . .
— Peter Singer (adapted)

Which statement is consistent with the author’s point concerning the Holocaust?

The evils of the past are best ignored and forgotten.
Frequent and full discussion of the historical evidence of certain events is desirable.
All eras of history include individuals that reject existing values.
Every generation must apologize for the failures of earlier generations.

2 Which type of source would be used by historians for the purpose of understanding social history of the Holocaust?

a diary written by a young Jewish girl
a movie on the Holocaust
a biography on Adolf Hitler
a almanac

3 According to John Stuart Mill, what event below fulfills this idea of accountability?

the United Nations peacekeeping force in Bosnia
he Darfur famine
the Nuremberg Trials
the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration camp

4

"But this trial has shown that under the stress of a national crisis, ordinary men–even

able and extraordinary men–can delude [fool] :themselves into the commission of crimes
and atrocities so vast and heinous [terrible] that they beggar [shock] the imagination."
–Judgment at Nuremberg

The events described in this passage most closely resemble which of the following later developments?

ethnic cleansing in Bosnia
the Reign of Terror in France
Spanish conquest of Latin America
the massacre of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire

5 Which statement best represents the significance of the trial described in this passage?

The trial marked an end to all crimes against humanity committed by individuals during war.
The trial showed that individuals could be held accountable for their actions during war.
The trial proved that only the person giving orders could be held legally responsible for war crimes.
The trial resulted in massive reparations payments that caused an economic crisis.

6 In this passage, "national crisis" refers to which of the following?

the Cold War
genocide in Rwanda
apartheid in South Africa
World War II

7 What United Nations document addresses the issues above

The Final Solution
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Treaty of Versailles
The Dayton Accords

8

“. . . The Nazi holocaust, which engulfed millions of Jews in Europe, proved anew the urgency of the re-establishment of the Jewish :state, which would solve the problem of Jewish homelessness by opening the gates to all Jews and lifting the Jewish people to equality in :the family of nations. . . .”

This statement is referring to the establishment of which nation?

Jordan
Poland
Israel
Ethiopia

9 One of the most horrific Nazi Concentration & Death Camp was called

Auschwitz
Austerlitz
Berlin
The Reign of Terror

10 The creation of a Jewish state led to additional conflict known as?

The Iranian Revolution
The Vietnam War
The Arab-Israeli Conflict
The Iran-Iraq War

11

...The German people were never more pitiable than when they stood by and watched this thing done. For the raiders who were let loose on :the streets and given a day to sate [indulge] the lowest instincts of cruelty and revenge were indeed an enemy army. No foreign invader :could have done more harm. This is Germany in the hour of her greatest defeat, the best overcome by the worst. While many protested at :the outrages, and millions must have been sickened and shamed by the crimes committed in their name, many others looked on stolidly or :approvingly while the hunters hunted and the wreckers worked. There are stories of mothers who took their children to see the fun....
—New York Times, November 12, 1938

This 1938 passage criticizes those German people who did not

participate in these demonstrations
condemn the violent acts of Kristallnacht
support the government’s policy in Austria
resist the war effort

12 What event was the passage a part of

World War II
appeasement
The tightening of the restrictions of Jews in Germany
The opening of new Jewish businesses

13 The Nazi policy on that segments of the population in Germany was called?

The Final Solution to the Jewish Question
The Berlin Conference
The German-Soviet non-aggression pact
the Nuremberg Laws

14

The privilege of opening the first trial in history for crimes against the peace of the world imposes a
grave responsibility. The wrongs which we seek to condemn and punish have been so calculated, so
malignant, and so devastating, that civilization cannot tolerate their being ignored, because it cannot
survive their being repeated. That four great nations, flushed with victory and stung with injury stay
[stop] the hand of vengeance and voluntarily submit their captive enemies to the judgment of the law is
one of the most significant tributes that Power has ever paid to Reason...
– Chief Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson,November 21, 1945, Nuremberg

The trial described in this passage most closely resembles trials that took place after a later conflict in which of the following places?

Armenia
China
India
Bosnia

15 Which statement best describes the results of the trial described in this passage?

The League of Nations was unable to enforce its decisions.
High ranking officials were found guilty of crimes against humanity
A limit was placed on the manufacture of nuclear weapons.
Germany was forced to pay reparations.


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