In his first speech, Tom makes an allusion to a certain atrocity in Europe. That atrocity is mentioned several times by Tom throughout the play. To what event does Tom refer?

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Graham Mccarthy

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18 December, 03:14

In his first speech, Tom makes an allusion to a certain atrocity in Europe. That atrocity is mentioned several times by Tom throughout the play. To what event does Tom refer?

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c) Guernica

Explanation:

According to a different source, these are the options that come with this question:

a) the Rap. e of Nanking

b) Stalin's extermination of the Armenians

c) Guernica

d) the Holocaust

The event that Tom refers to is the bombing of Guernica. The bombing of Guernica took place on April 26, 1937, as part of the Spanish Civil War. This aerial bombing took place in the town of Guernica, in the Basque country. This was an important event in the war, as it allowed Franco's capture of Bilbao and his victory in Northern Spain.