Question

1. which quotation best explains one of the sss motivations for evacuating prisoners?

a. \heinrich himmler ordered that prisoners in all concentration camps and subcamps be evacuated toward the interior of the reich.\ (paragraph 1)
b. \ss authorities did not want prisoners to fall into enemy hands alive to tell their stories to allied and soviet liberators\ (paragraph 2)
c. \the ss guards had strict orders to kill prisoners who could no longer walk or travel.\ (paragraph 7)
d. \as allied forces advanced into the heart of germany they liberated hundreds of thousands of concentration camp prisoners\ (paragraph 9)

Explanation:

To determine the SS's motivation for evacuating prisoners, we analyze each option:

• Option A: States an order but not the motivation behind it.
• Option B: Explains that the SS did not want prisoners to share their stories with enemies, which is a motivation for evacuation (to prevent this).
• Option C: Describes an order during evacuation, not the motivation for evacuating.
• Option D: Describes Allied liberation, not SS motivation.

Answer:

B. "SS authorities did not want prisoners to fall into enemy hands alive to tell their stories to Allied and Soviet liberators" (Paragraph 2)