History Of The Holocaust

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For instance the Black Death, in the late 1930s killed an estimated 25 million people. The Great Depression also took a toll on many people, putting millions in debt. World War One took place in 1914-1919 and changed many people’s lives. People were not only killed, but lands were overthrown, and changes were made. Although there were significant amounts of tragedies, there was one that had a large amount of deaths, suffering, and innocent killings; the Holocaust. Unlike the devastations that were caused by plagues and the fall in stock markets, the Holocaust began because of one man’s hatred against Jews. The Holocaust was a mast murder of Jews. It began in the late 1938 and ended in 1945, during World War Two. The Holocaust took place…show more content…
Although the exact amount is unknown , a large quantity of people died at these camps a day. People were thought to believe that they were being taken to shower, when they were actually entering a death gas chamber. They were harshly worked and mistreated. Many had malnutrition, having been poorly fed and suffered weight loss and sickness and death. The dead were piled up upon one another without a care. Obviously scared for their lives, many Jews tried to hide out. With the help of some Germans, few Jews were able to hide out. Risking their lives, some Germans disagreed with Adolph Hitler and did what they felt was…show more content…
it’s a time in history that will and can never be forgotten. With what had happen in the past, we live with it in our memories and the stories that are told. Such tragic that had happen, we are left with survivors. Survivors that can express what feeling they hold. Having Anne Frank’s diary we can see the struggle, feel the fear, and understand her point of view on it all. A survivor of the Holocaust, Gerda Weissmann Klein once said, “If you have been deprived of freedom as I have been, it is a miraculous thing. Right now, that I can sit here in my home and tell you exactly how I feel without fear that somebody will come and lock me up”. It allows us to recognize the hardship and danger of it
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