Question

Why did the Allies hold trials in Nuremberg, Germany after World War II?

to punish German war crimes
to establish new rules of warfare
to compensate victims of the Holocaust
to determine the legal status of prisoners of war

Answer 1

to punish German war crimes

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Answer 2

A

First and foremost, the Allies hoped the trials would punish Germans guilty of horrific crimes.