What Were the Nuremberg Trials

question 52

Multiple Choice

What were the Nuremberg trials?

• A) court cases that put Adolf Hitler in power
• B) trials in which German officials were prosecuted for crimes against humanity
• C) congressional hearings in regard to communists in Hollywood
• D) Soviet Union court cases in Poland in regard to the German invasion
• E) trials that resulted in Japanese military officials being held accountable for their treatment of prisoners of war

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Definitions:

Novation

The creation of a new contract through the substitution of a third party for one of the original parties to a contract by the consent of all.

Third Party

An entity not directly involved in a transaction or legal agreement but who may be affected by it.

Force Majeure

A contractual clause that frees both parties from liability or obligation when an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond their control occurs.

Contract Termination

The legally sanctioned end of a contract's validity, which can occur due to fulfillment, mutual agreement, or breach by one of the parties.