During the Holocaust, Propaganda Was Circulated in Germany That Suggested

question 79

Multiple Choice

During the holocaust, propaganda was circulated in Germany that suggested that Jewish persons were more like animals than like people. This same strategy was employed in 1994 in Rwanda, Africa, when one group suggested that its opponents were cockroaches that had to be destroyed. This practice, called ________, is an important part of what allows the genocide of a population to occur.

• A) cognitive dissonance
• B) attribution
• C) fracturing
• D) dehumanization
• E) scapegoating

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