Question

Which statement correctly compares the international community's reaction to the Holocaust with reactions to later genocides?
The Holocaust set the standard and all victims of genocide have since received reparations as part of their justice.
The Holocaust laid the foundation for the use of international law to prosecute perpetrators of genocide.
• Only the Holocaust has not been memorialized compared to other genocides.
• All genocides have been shown an equal response by the international community.

Answer 1

"The Holocaust laid the foundation for the use of international law to prosecute perpetrators of genocide."

Explanation: The Holocaust prompted the Nuremberg trials and the 1948 Genocide Convention, creating legal principles and institutions (later tribunals and the ICC) used to prosecute genocide — though in practice international responses to later genocides have been uneven.