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The Nuremberg trials were the Trials of the Nazi leaders responsible for the Holocaust and the worst crimes of WWII. Of the 23 Nazis on trial, several were hanged, 3 were found innocent, and the others got jail sentences. Read the attached reading on the Nuremberg trials before you answer the following question. How would you have handled justice after WWII? Would you have punished more or fewer Nazis more severely, or more leniently? Would you consider other actions in this war, war crimes. Are actions like the atomic bombs, the fire bombing of Tokyo, the German bombing of London, or the Japanese rap3 in China war crimes as well? Why or why not? Do you think the Nuremberg trials were enough punishment and Justice after the war? Or would you have punished other groups for other actions? Explain

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The Nuremberg trials (German: Nurnberger Prozesse) were a series of military tribunals held after World War II by the Allied forces under international law and the laws of war. The trials were most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, judicial, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany, who planned, carried out, or otherwise participated in the Holocaust and other war crimes. The trials were held in Nuremberg, Germany, and their decisions marked a turning point between classical and contemporary international law.