How did U.S. officials respond to Nazi persecution of Jews before the war? After the war had begun?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
American officials knew of the Nazi persecution of the Jews but did little to stop it.
Despite pressure from Jewish groups, the U.S. only slightly increased immigration quotas for Jewish refugees.
When the Nazis began their policy of extermination in 1941, U.S. officials tried to keep it a secret.
The American press gave the Holocaust little coverage.
Despite reports of Nazi genocide, the U.S. government turned away boatloads of Jewish refugees, sending them back to Germany to their deaths.
American military strategists knew of the existence and location of Nazi death camps, but they chose not to try to bomb them or the railroad lines leading to the camps.
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A. Jane Addams B. Eugene Debs C. Samuel Gompers D. William Haywood
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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Which mathematician warned that science threatened spiritual values, saying "The God of the Christians is not simply the author of geometrical truth"?
A) Pascal B) Descartes C) Newton D) Einstein E) Kepler
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What were the concerns and strategies of Indian nations during/immediately after the Seven Years' War?
What will be an ideal response?
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