Nuremberg Trials

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the founding document?London Charter of the International Military Tribunal
2. What is the date of IMT verdicts?October 1, 1946
3. Why were the trials held in Nuremberg?The city of Nuremberg was chosen because it had been used for Nazi rallies and was a symbol of the regime. Holding the trials there helped show that the Nazis would be held accountable on their own ground.
4. Who were the judges at the Nuremberg Trials?Four judges from the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union sat on the court. They worked together to decide the cases and give fair judgments.

Crimes Against Humanity: Widespread or systematic attacks directed against any civilian population, including murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation, and other inhumane acts.
Aggressive War: The initiation of armed conflict by a state against the sovereignty, territorial integrity, or political independence of another state.
Command Responsibility: The legal doctrine holding a superior officer accountable for the unlawful acts of subordinates if they knew or should have known about them and failed to prevent or punish them.