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AP Success - AP European History: Wannsee Protocol & Final Solution

Source 1

"Under proper guidance, in the course of the final solution

the Jews are to be allocated for appropriate labor in the East.

Able-bodied Jews, separated according to sex, will be taken in

large work columns to these areas for work on roads, in the

course of which action doubtless a large portion will be

eliminated by natural causes.

     The possible final remnant will, since it will undoubtedly

consist of the most resistant portion, have to be treated

accordingly, because it is the product of natural selection and

would, if released, act as a the seed of a new Jewish revival

(see the experience of history.)

     In the course of the practical execution of the final

solution, Europe will be combed through from west to east.

Germany proper, including the Protectorate of Bohemia and

Moravia, will have to be handled first due to the housing problem

and additional social and political necessities."

The Wannsee Protocol, 20 January, 1942

Question 1

Multiple choice

The Wannsee Protocol is most directly associated with which of the following historical events?

The establishment of the League of Nations after World War I
The planning of the Berlin Airlift during the Cold War
The negotiation of the Treaty of Versailles
The Holocaust and the extermination of Jews during World War II

Question 2

Multiple choice

The reference to 'the final solution' in the Wannsee Protocol primarily indicates:

The Nazi plan for the systematic genocide of the Jewish people
The strategy for the economic recovery of Germany after World War II
The post-war reconstruction plans for European infrastructure
The resolution of territorial disputes in Eastern Europe

Question 3

Multiple choice

The phrase 'Europe will be combed through from west to east' suggests that the Nazis intended to:

Encourage voluntary migration of Jews to Eastern Europe
Spread communist ideology throughout Europe
Implement the final solution across the entire continent in a systematic manner
Establish a new political order in Europe based on democratic principles

Question 4

Multiple choice

The document implies that the 'most resistant portion' of the Jewish population would:

Be subjected to particularly harsh treatment due to their perceived ability to revive Jewish presence
Be granted asylum due to their resilience and potential contributions to society
Be used as a labor force indefinitely due to their ability to withstand harsh conditions
Be integrated into the local populations as part of a cultural assimilation program

Question 5

Multiple choice

The Wannsee Protocol's reference to 'the housing problem and additional social and political necessities' in Germany proper and the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia suggests that:

The Nazis were considering the integration of Jewish populations into German society
Social and political reforms were being planned to improve living conditions in occupied territories
The Nazis prioritized the implementation of the final solution in areas under direct German control
There was a concern for providing adequate housing for displaced Jewish populations

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