Question
The Holocaust was the Nazi effort to destroy the Jewish people. At first, Jews were forced to wear yellow armbands. Then, they lost their citizenship and were banned from public places. After that, Jews were forced to live in cramped, dirty ghettos, with insufficient water and sanitation systems, where they were denied food and medicine. The Nazis’ final solution was sending Jews to concentration camps to be killed.
Which of these would be considered genocide under the UN definition? Check all that apply.
forced to wear yellow armbands
lost their citizenship
banned from public places
forced to live in ghettos
denied food and medicine
sent to concentration camps to be killed
Which of these would be considered genocide under the UN definition? Check all that apply.
forced to wear yellow armbands
lost their citizenship
banned from public places
forced to live in ghettos
denied food and medicine
sent to concentration camps to be killed
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Under the UN definition of genocide, which includes acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group, the following actions would be considered acts of genocide:
- **sent to concentration camps to be killed**
The other actions, while they demonstrate severe discrimination and persecution, do not directly constitute genocide in the sense of the UN definition, as they do not involve the intentional killing or destruction of a group. However, they are part of the broader context of the Holocaust and contribute to the systematic oppression and eventual genocide of the Jewish people.
- **sent to concentration camps to be killed**
The other actions, while they demonstrate severe discrimination and persecution, do not directly constitute genocide in the sense of the UN definition, as they do not involve the intentional killing or destruction of a group. However, they are part of the broader context of the Holocaust and contribute to the systematic oppression and eventual genocide of the Jewish people.