AP Success - AP European History: Wannsee Protocol & Final Solution
The Wannsee Protocol, 20 January, 1942"Under proper guidance, in the course of the final solutionthe Jews are to be allocated for appropriate labor in the East.Able-bodied Jews, separated according to sex, will be taken inlarge work columns to these areas for work on roads, in the5course of which action doubtless a large portion will beeliminated by natural causes.The possible final remnant will, since it will undoubtedlyconsist of the most resistant portion, have to be treated10accordingly, because it is the product of natural selection andwould, if released, act as a the seed of a new Jewish revival(see the experience of history.)In the course of the practical execution of the final15solution, Europe will be combed through from west to east.Germany proper, including the Protectorate of Bohemia andMoravia, will have to be handled first due to the housing problemand additional social and political necessities."
Question 1
The Wannsee Protocol is most directly associated with which of the following historical events?
The Holocaust and the extermination of Jews during World War II
The negotiation of the Treaty of Versailles
The planning of the Berlin Airlift during the Cold War
The establishment of the League of Nations after World War I
Question 2
The reference to 'the final solution' in the Wannsee Protocol primarily indicates:
The resolution of territorial disputes in Eastern Europe
The post-war reconstruction plans for European infrastructure
The strategy for the economic recovery of Germany after World War II
The Nazi plan for the systematic genocide of the Jewish people
Question 3
The phrase 'Europe will be combed through from west to east' suggests that the Nazis intended to:
Establish a new political order in Europe based on democratic principles
Implement the final solution across the entire continent in a systematic manner
Spread communist ideology throughout Europe
Encourage voluntary migration of Jews to Eastern Europe
Question 4
The document implies that the 'most resistant portion' of the Jewish population would:
Be integrated into the local populations as part of a cultural assimilation program
Be used as a labor force indefinitely due to their ability to withstand harsh conditions
Be granted asylum due to their resilience and potential contributions to society
Be subjected to particularly harsh treatment due to their perceived ability to revive Jewish presence
Question 5
The Wannsee Protocol's reference to 'the housing problem and additional social and political necessities' in Germany proper and the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia suggests that:
There was a concern for providing adequate housing for displaced Jewish populations
The Nazis prioritized the implementation of the final solution in areas under direct German control
Social and political reforms were being planned to improve living conditions in occupied territories
The Nazis were considering the integration of Jewish populations into German society
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