Nuremberg Trials

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in Germany 1925–1955.

Definition

A series of military tribunals held after World War II to prosecute prominent leaders of Nazi Germany for crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.

Exam Context

Nuremberg Trials appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for Non-British Depth Studies, especially Germany 1925–1955 and War and Legacy 1939–1955.

Non-British Depth Studies Germany 1925–1955 War and Legacy 1939–1955

Found in Revision Notes

Non-British Depth Studies

Post-War Legacy: De-Nazification and Divided Germany

Germany 1925–1955 • War and Legacy 1939–1955

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Related Key Terms

Allied Control Council (ACC)Centrally Planned Economy De-Nazification Federal Republic of Germany (FRG)German Democratic Republic (GDR)Iron Curtain Kollektivschuld (Collective Guilt)Marshall Plan

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