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The former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oświęcim, Poland, bearing the words ‘Arbeit macht frei’ (‘Work makes you free’). File. | Photo: AFP
Why: Zyklon B was originally ‘Cyclone B’. While the ‘B’ distinguished the product from Zyklon A, it was also the first letter of the German name for the substance. How was this German name translated into English?
A: Prussic acid
Why: While Zyklon B became notorious during World War II, ______ also used it during World War I in 1916 and by Italy and the United States in 1918. Fill in the blank.
A: France
Why: At the Nazi concentration camp in Majdanek, Poland, camp authorities used Zyklon B in two buildings: barracks 41 and 42. In barrack 41, they killed the prisoners. What purpose did Zyklon B serve in barrack 42? This was also the original purpose of Zyklon B.
A: Disinfecting clothes
Why: In 1946, X and Y became the only two businessmen to be hanged for Nazi war crimes in Western Europe. They had sold Zyklon B to the Nazis even though they knew what it was intended for. Name X and Y.
A: Bruno Tesch and Karl Weinbacher
Why: The primary component of Zyklon B is lethal because it disrupts the action of an enzyme called ___________ _______ in mitochondria and paralyzes cells. Fill in the blanks.
A: cytochrome c oxidase
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