What term means deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group?

• A. Holocaust
• B. Genocide
• C. Holodomor
• D. Appeasement

Answer: (B)

Genocide is the term for the deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group. It refers to acts intended to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, through means like killing, causing serious harm, or other acts that aim to erase the group's existence. The Holocaust is a specific historical instance of genocide—the Nazi regime’s attempt to annihilate Jews and others during World War II. Holodomor is a tragic event often described as genocide by some scholars, but the general concept the term points to is genocide. Appeasement is unrelated; it describes making concessions to avoid conflict.