USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is true of the Nuremburg Trials?
A
The defendants were charged with crimes against humanity.
B
The trials determined that people are NOT responsible for their actions in wartime.
C
The defendants were mostly low-ranking members of the German army.
D
Most of the top Nazi leaders were put on probation after their convictions.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the first of these Nuremberg Trials, 22 Nazi leaders were charged with waging a war of aggression. They were also accused of committing “crimes against humanity”-the murder of 11 million people.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which statement best summarizes the Nuremberg War Crimes Trails? The trials were used to decide which Jews would be sent to the death campus in Germany.

Detailed explanation-3: -"The defendants, who included Nazi Party officials and high-ranking military officers along with German industrialists, lawyers and doctors, were indicted on such charges as crimes against peace and crimes against humanity” (History.com). The trials were for those involved in causing terror onto the Jews.

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