Defining the Destruction Quiz Please sign up for the course before taking this quiz. 1. Why do some consider the term “Holocaust” problematic?1 Several terms are used to describe the Nazi attempt to destroy the Jews of Europe; in English the most commonly used term is “Holocaust.” Why do some people consider this term inappropriate? It doesn't directly address non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Borrowed from a Latin translation of the Bible, it is fraught with theological connotations. 2. Why should this event have its own name?1 The atrocities of war are, unfortunately, as old as human history. Why should the Nazi attempt to destroy European Jewry have an unique name? In other words, what makes the Holocaust unique? Among the largest genocides in human history, it also demonstrated qualitative differences in the industrial nature of the process and sheer bureaucracy of mass murder. No other mass murder comes close in terms of scale. 3. When did the Holocaust begin?1 World War II and the Holocaust are overlapping but not necessarily identical historical phenomena. What years would be reasonable starting dates to describe the beginning of the Holocaust? 1933, 1937, 1941 1933, 1939, 1941 1917, 1938, 1941 1. Introduction The Victims Back to: Defining the Destruction Comments are closed. Comments are closed.