What description best characterizes the Vichy government's treatment of France's Jewish population?
A) passive resistance to German efforts at criminalization and deportation
B) active resistance to deportation but enforcement of anti-Semitic laws
C) a conflict of interest between the revival of French patriotism and anti-Semitic laments in the regime
D) selective enforcement of racial laws based on political affiliation
E) selective support of deportation and the passage of sweeping anti-Semitic legislation

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The Vichy government actively collaborated with Nazi Germany in the deportation of Jews and passed extensive anti-Semitic legislation, such as the "Statut des Juifs" in 1940, which stripped Jews of their civil rights and declared them second-class citizens. While there may have been some individual instances of resistance or conflicting interests within the Vichy regime, overall the treatment of France's Jewish population was characterized by selective support of deportation and the implementation of anti-Semitic policies.

What Description Best Characterizes the Vichy Government's Treatment of France's