FranceListe CR, n° 134 · History, geography and culture
Why is the Shoah studied at school?
In the exam (French)
Pourquoi la Shoah est-elle étudiée à l'école ?
- aTo explain the causes of the First World WarPour expliquer les causes de la Première Guerre mondiale
- bTo learn the history of French colonisationPour apprendre l’histoire de la colonisation française
- cTo understand where hatred, racism and antisemitism leadPour comprendre où mènent la haine, le racisme et l’antisémitismeCorrect answer
- dTo prepare pupils for military servicePour préparer les élèves au service militaire
Why?
The Shoah (the Holocaust) is the genocide of the Jews by Nazi Germany: about 6 million people were murdered. In France, the Vichy regime took part in the deportations. It is studied at school to understand the consequences of hatred and racism, and as part of the duty of remembrance (devoir de mémoire).
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Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.
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