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Qu'est-ce que la Shoah ?What is the Shoah?

Answer

Le génocide des Juifs d'Europe par les nazisThe genocide of the Jews of Europe by the Nazis

Explanation

The Shoah is the extermination of about six million Jews by Nazi Germany and its accomplices during the Second World War.

Source: Livret du citoyen (ministère de l'Intérieur)Updated 13 October 2026.Official question · answer and translation written by Recite

The 4 options, in French as at the exam

  1. Une bataille de la Première Guerre mondialeA battle of the First World War
  2. Une fête religieuse juiveA Jewish religious festival
  3. Le génocide des Juifs d'Europe par les nazisThe genocide of the Jews of Europe by the Nazis
  4. Un traité de paix signé en 1945A peace treaty signed in 1945

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