State the verdict of the Nuremberg Tribunal. Why did the Allies avoid harsh punishment to Germany? [CBSE 2014]
The Nuremberg Tribunal convicted Germany and dubbed its conduct during war as crime against humanity. The allies avoided harsh punishment to Germany because of the following reasons. (a) They did not want to repeat the mistakes done after First World War by being harsh to Germany that gave rise to the ideology of Nazism under Hitler. (b) They were conscious about another destructive war that could erase humanity.
