Holocaust Impact

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There are so many events in history that have a very large impact on current day society. Some positive, but also way too many negative things have happened that American has been in contact with. One very large thing that happened in history that will always be mentioned, is the Holocaust. It was such a tragic and devastating thing, but thankfully it came to an end.

The holocaust was a very horrible thing led by Adolf Hitler. He was a ruthless dictator, and had the central allies to back him. He tried to completely wipe out the entire Jewish race, even though he was Jewish himself. He is a big contradiction. He made concentration camps to put the jews and exterminate them, and he would give speeches to try to manipulate the whole region as

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