Why Were the Nuremberg War Crime Trials a Defining Event

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Multiple Choice

Why were the Nuremberg War Crime Trials a defining event for formal procedures for protection of participants?

• A) Nazi's tested their authority during World War II.
• B) Information was withheld from participants before, during, and after the experiments.
• C) They exposed horrific medical experiments were conducted in the name of "science."
• D) The trials showed people were likely to obey formal authority.

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