On May 27, 1942, three Czechoslovakian resistance fighters ambushed and fatally wounded the brutal Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich, also known as "the Hangman." The Nazis were outraged by the attack on one of their own. In a fury, they rounded up and shot all the men and boys over sixteen in Lidice, a small Czechoslovakian town known to be a center of the resistance. The remaining women and children were shipped to concentration camps with orders that they be treated harshly. The village of Lidice was burned to the ground.The remaining rubble was bulldozed so that no evidence of its existence was left. By the time the Nazis were done, it was as if Lidice had never existed, which was the way the Nazis wanted it. They even went so far as to dig up bodies in the cemetery and burn them before setting fire to the village. Implied Main Idea

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On May 27, 1942, three Czechoslovakian resistance fighters ambushed and fatally wounded the brutal Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich, also known as "the Hangman."  The Nazis were outraged by the attack on one of their own. In a fury, they rounded up and shot all the men and boys over sixteen in Lidice, a small Czechoslovakian town known to be a center of the resistance. The remaining women and children were shipped to concentration camps with orders that they be treated harshly. The village of Lidice was burned to the ground.The remaining rubble was bulldozed so that no evidence of its existence was left. By the time the Nazis were done, it was as if Lidice had never existed, which was the way the Nazis wanted it. They even went so far as to dig up bodies in the cemetery and burn them before setting fire to the village. Implied Main Idea

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The passage clearly states that the destruction of Lidice was done by the Nazis in retaliation for the attack on Heydrich. The main idea that is implied is that the Nazis were ruthless and would stop at nothing to punish those who opposed them, including wiping out entire villages and their inhabitants. Choice A is mentioned, but it is not the main idea of the passage. Choice C is not the main idea either, as it only focuses on one individual and not the broader actions of the Nazis.

On May 27, 1942, Three Czechoslovakian Resistance Fighters Ambushed and Fatally