The U.S.government Acquired Definite Knowledge of the Holocaust

question 80

Multiple Choice

The U.S.government acquired definite knowledge of the Holocaust

• A) only after the war was over.
• B) prior to World War II beginning in Europe.
• C) before the U.S. had entered the war.
• D) only in the last year of the war.
• E) as early as 1942.

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Definitions:

Passive Euthanasia

Involves withdrawing or withholding life-sustaining treatments to allow a person to die naturally.

Active Euthanasia

The act of intentionally causing the death of a patient, at the patient's request, with the intention of relieving intractable suffering.

Social Policy

A set of guidelines, principles, legislation, and activities that affect the living conditions conducive to human welfare.

Physician-Assisted Death (PAD)

A physician giving advice to a patient about taking her or his life and/or prescribing a lethal dosage of medication, whereby the individual can take her or his own life (sometimes called physician-assisted suicide [PAS]).