The Holocaust The word “Holocaust,” from the Greek words “holos” (whole) and “kaustos” (burned), was historically used to describe a sacrificial offering burned on an altar. Since 1945, the word has literally became known as “whole burned” involving a horrible tragedy, the mass murder of some 6 million European Jews, but also other groups including homosexuals, Gypsies, Catholic Priests, Prisoners of War, Russians, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Poles by the German Nazi regime during the Second World War. The leader of the Nazi party was Adolf Hitler; to him Jews were an inferior race and were like aliens to the German community, Adolf Hitler used the war to cover up the mass killings and the use of ghettos and concentration camps, the largest and
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Adolf Hitler was born in Austria in 1889. He became the chancellor of Germany in 1933 and no longer had that position in 1945, and the dictator of Germany from 1934 to 1945. The rising of Adolf Hitler’s power led to him to become the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party, otherwise known as the Nazi Party. Adolf Hitler was a powerful and captivating speaker, attracting a vast following of Germans hopeless for change. At that time Germany was going through a lot of rough patches and their economy was crashing. They were in desperate need of a leader, and Adolf Hitler just so happened to be that guy. Millions of people were out of work because of Germany’s humiliating defeat in World War I, the Germans lacked confidence in their government. Adolf Hitler was able to gain the people of Germany’s trust and have them on his side, the main people who were attracted to the Nazi Party were the unemployed, young people, and members of the lower middle class, giving him an instantaneous rise to power. “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.” (goodreads.com) After all of the horrible things that Hitler had done during the Holocaust, like Anne Frank said in her book, people are good at heart. Eventually Adolf Hitler decided to separate the Jews from the rest of the society and put them into Ghettos, which were meant to just be temporary …show more content…
The leader of the Nazi party was Adolf Hitler; to him Jews were an inferior race and were like aliens to the German community, Adolf Hitler used the war to cover up the mass killings and the use of ghettos and concentration camps, the largest and most known camp was Auschwitz. Although that was a horrible event, and some people would like to not speak about it. It is very important for us to still gain our knowledge on it. “The Holocaust provides one of the most effective subjects for examining basic moral issues.” (ushmm.org) The Holocaust was not an accident in history; it occurred because individuals, organizations, and governments made choices that not only legalized discrimination but also allowed prejudice, hatred, and when all is said and done mass murder to occur. We need to be informed on this to prevent this event to reoccur. The more knowledge you have on something, the higher chances you have of being able to prevent it, or at least not make it as
Adolf Hitler was born in Austria in 1889. He became the chancellor of Germany in 1933 and no longer had that position in 1945, and the dictator of Germany from 1934 to 1945. The rising of Adolf Hitler’s power led to him to become the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party, otherwise known as the Nazi Party. Adolf Hitler was a powerful and captivating speaker, attracting a vast following of Germans hopeless for change. At that time Germany was going through a lot of rough patches and their economy was crashing. They were in desperate need of a leader, and Adolf Hitler just so happened to be that guy. Millions of people were out of work because of Germany’s humiliating defeat in World War I, the Germans lacked confidence in their government. Adolf Hitler was able to gain the people of Germany’s trust and have them on his side, the main people who were attracted to the Nazi Party were the unemployed, young people, and members of the lower middle class, giving him an instantaneous rise to power. “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.” (goodreads.com) After all of the horrible things that Hitler had done during the Holocaust, like Anne Frank said in her book, people are good at heart. Eventually Adolf Hitler decided to separate the Jews from the rest of the society and put them into Ghettos, which were meant to just be temporary …show more content…
The leader of the Nazi party was Adolf Hitler; to him Jews were an inferior race and were like aliens to the German community, Adolf Hitler used the war to cover up the mass killings and the use of ghettos and concentration camps, the largest and most known camp was Auschwitz. Although that was a horrible event, and some people would like to not speak about it. It is very important for us to still gain our knowledge on it. “The Holocaust provides one of the most effective subjects for examining basic moral issues.” (ushmm.org) The Holocaust was not an accident in history; it occurred because individuals, organizations, and governments made choices that not only legalized discrimination but also allowed prejudice, hatred, and when all is said and done mass murder to occur. We need to be informed on this to prevent this event to reoccur. The more knowledge you have on something, the higher chances you have of being able to prevent it, or at least not make it as