The passage below contains testimony from the commander of auschwitz, given at a war crimes trial in 1946. dr. kaufmann: is it furthermore true that eichmann stated to you that in auschwitz a total sum of more than 2 million jews had been destroyed? höss: yes. dr. kaufmann: did you yourself ever feel pity with the victims, thinking of your own family and children? höss: yes. dr. kaufmann: how was it possible for you to carry out these actions in spite of this? höss: in view of all these doubts which i had, the only one and decisive argument was the strict order and the reason given for it by the reichsführer himmler. how did rudolf höss defend his actions to the court?

Read this excerpt from loom and spindle. one of the first strikes of cotton-factory operatives that ever took place in this country was that in lowell, in october, 1836. when it was announced that the wages were to be cut down, great indignation was felt, and it was decided to strike, en masse. this was done. the mills were shut down, and the girls went in procession from their several corporations to the "grove" on chapel hill, and listened to "incendiary" speeches from early labor reformers. what can be inferred about the time period of the excerpt? check all that apply. a. factory workers felt frustrated by the lowering of their wages. b. workers were willing to show their displeasure through strikes. c. early efforts at strikes became chaotic and violent. d. the lowell girls were forbidden to voice objections. e. the lowell strike was followed by other labor strikes.