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January 22, 2020

What Americans Know About the Holocaust

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What Americans Know About the Holocaust
2018 Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness Study
1993 American Jewish Committee study
Most U.S. teens and adults know when the Holocaust happened, fewer know how Hitler came to power
Little difference between political parties in levels of Holocaust knowledge
Educational attainment is associated with more knowledge about the Holocaust
Atheists and agnostics most likely to know Hitler became chancellor of Germany through democratic political process
Nearly half of Americans get at least three of four questions right about the Holocaust
More Holocaust knowledge tied to warmer feelings toward Jews
Most who underestimate the number of Jews killed in Holocaust have neutral or warm feelings toward Jews
Most Americans say ‘the Holocaust’ refers to the annihilation of Jews
In your own words, what does the term ‘the Holocaust’ refer to?

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