Question

What was the purpose of the trials that took place in nuremberg, germany, from 1945 to 1949? A. Nazi leaders were brought to trial for war crimes committed during world war ii. B. Germany was forced to pay reparations for starting world war ii. C. The united states and the soviet union decided how to split control of germany. D. Holocaust survivors sued german officials who had worked in concentration camps.

Answer 1

A. Nazi leaders were brought to trial for war crimes committed during world war ii.

The Nuremberg Trials took place in Nuremberg, Germany from 1946-1949. The trials were meant to address the war crimes committed by Nazis during World War II.

The members of the Nazi party who committed acts against humanity during the war were brought to trial. Their crimes were addressed as human rights violations and defined as "war crimes" which broke agreed upon rules of war. Both military and civilan members of the Nazi Party were tried for their crimes in particular in regard to the Holocaust. Though the trial was unprecedented it would come to be the standard for the International Court established by the United Nations.