Which term refers to the genocide of six million Jewish people and millions of others by Nazi Germany during World War II?

• A. Genocide
• B. Holocaust
• C. Pogrom
• D. Ethnic Cleansing

Answer: (B)

This term captures the deliberate, state-sponsored mass murder carried out by the Nazi regime in World War II, targeting Jews and many other groups. It refers to a specific historical event known as the Holocaust, which resulted in about six million Jewish deaths and millions of others. The Holocaust is distinguished from broader concepts: genocide is the general act of attempting to destroy a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, but the Holocaust names the particular organized campaign by Nazi Germany. A pogrom describes violent attacks against a community, often by mobs, not the full, planned extermination across camps. Ethnic cleansing refers to removing a group from a region, typically through expulsion or forced migration, rather than the systematic killing of a population. So the term that best fits this historical event is the Holocaust.