WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Question
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In 1945, Chief Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson of the International Tribunal said:"Germany became one vast torture chamber. Cries of its victims were heard round the world and brought shudders to civilized people everywhere."What event was he probably talking about?
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The dropping of atomic bombs on cities
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The attack on Pearl Harbor
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The Holocaust
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The Blitzkrieg attacks on London
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On October 1, 1946, the Tribunal convicted 19 of the defendants and acquitted three. Of those convicted, 12 were sentenced to death. Three defendants were sentenced to life imprisonment and four to prison terms ranging from 10 to 20 years.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Allies avoided harsh punishment on Germany because they didn’t want to impose harsh punishment on Germans as they did during the Treaty of Versailles which led to Hitler’s rise to power.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Nuremberg Tribunal convicted Germany and dubbed its conduct during war as crime against humanity.
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