After the war, Remy writes a memoir about his experiences in the Soviet Union when the Nazis invaded. Remy talks about his family and how they had heard that Nazis were killing Jews. Remy’s family thought that they had nothing to fear, since they were not Jews. Having migrated west from Asia, Remy and his family lived in a small village with many people like themselves. Still, Remy remembers how he hid in an outbuilding while the Nazi soldiers killed every person in his community. Which statement BEST explains the reason behind the soldier’s animosity towards Remy’s village? Hitler had recently sent out a directive to eradicate Soviet Asians because he and the Chinese Prime Minister disagreed on several topics.

Because they did not look Soviet, the Germans were worried that it was a village full of spies.

Because they were Asian and not Aryan, Germans viewed these people as subhuman and their lives worthless.

The village was set in an area that must have contained valuable resources needed by the Nazis, such as iron and coal.