Question

Which excerpt provides evidence that the United States knew about the Nazi

concentration camps?
A. The depressing tale of the St. Louis is a case in point. Sixty years
ago, its human cargo nearly 1,000 Jews was turned back to
Nazi Germany.
B. If they knew, we thought, surely those leaders would have moved
heaven and earth to intervene.
C. And our only miserable consolation was that we believed that
Auschwitz and Treblinka were closely guarded secrets...
D. And, nevertheless, his image in Jewish history - I must say it -
his image in Jewish history is flawed.

Answer 1

Excerpt B provides evidence that the United States knew about the Nazi concentration camps.

Step-by-step explanation:

The excerpt that provides evidence that the United States knew about the Nazi concentration camps is excerpt B: 'If they knew, we thought, surely those leaders would have moved heaven and earth to intervene.' This excerpt suggests that the United States had knowledge of the existence of the concentration camps, but there was a lack of action to intervene.