USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE HOLOCAUST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The deliberate and systematic killing of an entire population.
A
Kristallnacht
B
Genocide
C
Aryanism
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Genocide is the intentional destruction of a people in whole or in part. Raphael Lemkin coined the term in 1944, combining the Greek word (genos, “race, people") with the Latin suffix-caedo ("act of killing").

Detailed explanation-2: -Genocide is an internationally recognized crime where acts are committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. These acts fall into five categories: Killing members of the group. Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group.

Detailed explanation-3: -genocide, the deliberate and systematic destruction of a group of people because of their ethnicity, nationality, religion, or race.

Detailed explanation-4: -The definition contained in Article II of the Convention describes genocide as a crime committed with the intent to destroy a national, ethnic, racial or religious group, in whole or in part.

Detailed explanation-5: -democide (countable and uncountable, plural democides) (Mass) murder of people by a government which has power over them.

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