Question

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(HC)The quote below was written at the end of World War II:

"Some who suspected that prior reports had been exaggerated . . . felt compelled to admit, 'So it was true!' Others simply exclaimed, 'we didn't' know!' "

The quote above refers to what event having to do with the Jewish people?

Answer 1

The quote above refers to the liberation of Nazi extermination camps by Allied soldiers.

Answer 2

It refers to the Holocaust.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Holocaust was a massive and systematic extermination of millions of Jewish people in concentration camps in Europe during WWII. It was labeled as the "final solution" by the Nazi authorities. Since it was undertaken in secret by the Nazis, many Nazi officials who were judged after the war shielded themselves under the pretext that they did not know about these facts. Other said that, while they knew about some reports on these concentration camps, they thought these reports were exaggerated and that they only finally confirmed them during the trial.