Question

Which term is defined by the Nazi's systematic murder of European Jews and others?

A. lebensraum
B. persecution
C. blitzkrieg
D. Holocaust

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. Holocaust.

• The Holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million European Jews by the Nazi German regime and its allies and collaborators ⁽¹⁾. This genocide was carried out in pogroms and mass shootings; by a policy of extermination through labor in concentration camps; and in gas chambers and gas vans in German extermination camps ⁽²⁾. The term “Holocaust” was given to this deliberate and systematic destruction of a group of people because of their ethnicity, nationality, religion, or race by Raphael Lemkin, a Polish-born jurist ⁽³⁾.

The other terms have different definitions:

1. • Lebensraum - Hitler's policy of expansionist territorial conquest to provide living space for the German people.
2. • Persecution - The cruel treatment of a group of people who are treated differently because of their beliefs, race, religion, etc.
3. • Blitzkrieg - A German military tactic relying on speed and surprise to overwhelm the enemy.