USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

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Which process punished members of the political, military, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany following their defeat in 1945?

(A) ** the Nuremberg Trials

(B) the Geneva Convention

(C) the Yalta Conference

(D) the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -From 1945 to 1946, Nazi Germany leaders stood trial for crimes against peace, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing crimes.

Concept note-2: -After nine months, the verdicts in the Major War Criminals Trial were read on September 30 and October 1, 1946. Twelve defendants were sentenced to death, three to life imprisonment, and four to long prison terms. The Tribunal found three defendants not guilty.

Concept note-3: -The Nürnberg trials were a series of trials held in Nürnberg, Germany, in 1945 and 1946 following the end of World War II. Former Nazi leaders were indicted and tried as war criminals for their conduct by the International Military Tribunal.