The Holocaust: The United States During The Holocaust

The holocaust was a very terrible and unfortunate event that resulted in a death toll of over a million people. The Germans and the Japanese, which were both powerful forces at the time, were working together. The two countries were very powerful and the other countries couldn’t stop such a powerful force, which left the Germans to do what they wanted like starting a mass genocide. The Holocaust was not only the killing of Jewish people, it was the killing of anybody who lived in Germany that wasn’t up to their standards, or genetically superior. People still wonder how such a terrible event could happen as the world just sat back and let this genocide take place. Many countries in the world remained quiet because they had their own problems …show more content…
No other countries knew about the killing centers, not even the prisoners knew they were going to be murdered before they were gassed to death. The prisoners were told they were going to take showers, see their loved ones, or something that they would enjoy, having no idea they were about to have their life taken .When the United States did find out about the camps, they did have an impact. The United States didn’t find out until the end of the war, but when they did find out they would free the innocent civilians from being held captive. If the United States found out earlier it is reasonable to believe that they would have freed camps sooner. The reason the United States didn’t have an impact on what was happening earlier was because they didn’t know, this was kept a secret for years. Only the Nazis knew about this kind of thing, which leaves people to wonder how many lifes could have been saves if the other countries only knew …show more content…
The holocaust, the absolute murder of anybody who lived in Germany and was not either genetically superior, good looking enough, young enough, or strong enough to work would be killed, as so many unfortunately were. The most absurd part about the whole event is that the world had no idea this was happening. The question has to be asked: How is that possible and why didn’t the countries who did know do anything? Many countries in the world remained silent because they had their own problems that they were focused on at the time. However not all countries stood beside the United States, but as soon as they did find out, they did what they could to help the innocent people. Not only did the United States help, but we were going through an extremely tough time for us known as the great depression which makes some wonder, if the United States could help why could the others not help? The holocaust was an extremely terrible event where millions of “undesirables” were gassed, burned, starved, and shot, and all for no