What term literally meaning "destruction" describes the Nazi genocide of Jews in World War II?
a. halakhah
b. Shoah
c. Shema
d. Kabbalah
b. Shoah
Analysis:
a, c & d. Incorrect. Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party won office in the 1932 German national elections, and in 1933 Hitler quickly moved toward totalitarian power with a variety of repressive measures.
b. Correct. The term “Holocaust” came after World War II, used to describe the Nazi genocide of Jews; the Hebrew term “Shoah,” "destruction," is also used.
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