Kristallnacht, also known as the Night of Broken Glass, occurred on November 9-10, 1938. It was a pogrom against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and Austria, during which Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues were destroyed, and thousands of Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps.

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Kristallnacht Was

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Kristallnacht was

A) an international meeting of world leaders to discuss the crisis in 1930's Europe.
B) a demonstration in New York City calling for Roosevelt and his administration to amend immigration quotas.
C) a demonstration by German Jews against Hitler's anti-Semitic policies.
D) a large-scale attack on Jewish property in Germany and Austria during which thirty thousand Jews were sent to concentration camps.
E) a demonstration held in Chicago where American Jews called for U.S. intervention in Europe.

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