Question

Which of the following happened in Germany during Kristallnacht?
Check all that apply.

1. War with Britain was declared.
2. Synagogues across Germany were burned.
3. Jews were placed in concentration camps.
4. Citizenship was restored to Jews.
5. Jewish businesses were destroyed.

Answer 1

2. Synagogues across Germany were burned. 3. Jews were placed in concentration camps. 5. Jewish businesses were destroyed.

Answer 2

ANSWER:

The correct options are

• Synagogues across Germany were "burned"
• Jews were placed in "concentration camps"
• Jewish business was destroyed.

EXPLANATION:

• During Kristallnacht, a program was carried out against Jews in Germany. It is also called as the "Night of Broken Glass".

• Many Jewish homes, synagogues and buildings were attacked and their glasses broken.

• Several Jews were attacked and put in concentration homes and treated brutally. Mass murder of Jews was carried out.

• The pretext of the attacks was the murder of a Nazi general by a 17 years old Jewish boy.