Newsela Study

According to the article, each of the following contributed to discrimination against Jews EXCEPT:

A racial identity B the Nürnberg Laws C Aryanism D religious practices Answer is D

Read the sentence from the section "World War I." These events, and general Turkish suspicion of the Armenian people, led the Turkish government to push for the "removal" of the Armenians from the war zones along the Eastern Front. What does the word "removal" convey in the sentence?

It uses a euphemism to convey a sense of dishonesty.

Which sentence BEST summarizes the establishment of the War Refugee Board?

Roosevelt established the board after being shown a report that claimed his government was complicit in murder.

Which of the following statements BEST describes the structure of the article?

The article identifies problems with America's response to the Holocaust and their results.

Which sentence BEST summarizes the German Aryan attitude toward Jews?

They believed they were racially superior to the Jews.

Read the following statement. The Armenians were resourceful and productive members of Turkish society, despite their minority status. Which sentence from the article BEST supports the statement above?

They tended to be better educated and wealthier than their Turkish neighbors, who in turn tended to resent their success.

Read the selection from the section "The Armenian genocide today." Today, Turkey is an important ally of the U.S. and other Western nations, and so their governments have likewise been reluctant to condemn the long-ago killings. American news outlets had also been reluctant to use the word "genocide" to describe Turkey's crimes. The phrase "Armenian genocide" did not appear in the New York Times until 2004. In March 2010, a U.S. Congressional panel at last voted to recognize the genocide. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the selection above?

Turkey has not been formally charged with genocide by the U.S. or other Western nations.

Who would find the photograph of the passport in the article MOST helpful?

a person interested in how the Nazis manipulated Jewish names

The "Armenian question" is a key term in the article. HOW does the author refine the meaning of this term over the course of the article?

by describing specific steps the Turkish government took as it moved toward genocide

According to the article, each of the following contributed to America's failure to act promptly in response to the Holocaust EXCEPT:

lack of government funds (had anti-Semitic attitudes, resistance to changing quotas, and failure of newspaper coverage.)

How might a Nazi officer have used the photographed passport in Nazi Germany?

to identity the passport holder as Jewish

WHY does the author include information about the Bermuda Conference?

to illustrate the political inaction that stalled help for refugees