What was the primary purpose of the Wannsee Conference held in January 1942?
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Correct answer: To coordinate the implementation of the 'Final Solution'
The Wannsee Conference was a meeting of senior government officials of Nazi Germany to ensure the cooperation of various administrative departments in the organized mass murder of Jews. It shifted the anti-Jewish policy from random acts of violence to a systematic, state-sponsored industrial genocide.
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