User: the slaughter of european civilians particulary european jews by the nazis became known as the? A. cold war. B. great atrocity.

c. vast massacre.

d. holocaust.

The correct answer is letter D. Holocaust. T he slaughter of European civilians particularly European Jews by the Nazis became known as the holocaust. The holocaust is known as Shoah. It was a genocide during Adolf Hitler's Nazi time in Germany, together with other collaborators. They killed about six million Jews.