Which of the following was the first major effort by the Nazis to "cleanse" conquered territories of "undesirable" populations?
A) the military occupation and punitive massacres in the Warsaw Ghetto
B) the use of carpet-bombing of civilian areas used to corral targeted populations
C) the use of Einsatzgruppen in eastern Europe to "pacify" conquered areas
By massacring the Jewish and Gypsy populations of entire towns and regions
D) the use of concentration camps specifically designed for the mass murder of
Prisoners they contained
E) the use of death squads in western Europe to eliminate communists and labor leaders after France surrendered

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The Einsatzgruppen were mobile killing units that followed behind the German army as it advanced into the Soviet Union, conducting mass shootings of Jews, Romani people, and other "undesirable" populations in conquered territories. This was the first major effort by the Nazis to cleanse conquered territories of these groups, and it set the stage for the establishment of concentration camps and other forms of mass murder later in the war.

Which of the Following Was the First Major Effort by the Nazis