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  • Essay / The Holocaust of World War II - 1671

    As we know, World War II was the great war that we will never forget. The war, which has killed millions of people, even innocent children who know nothing of what is happening. The war that caused the greatest holocaust in this world. This worst holocaust was started in Germany by a man named Adolf Hitler, who concluded that Jews were the nationality that had impoverished the German people. Therefore, the war spread all over the world, including Japan, America, Russia and Australia. What is the Holocaust? The word “Holocaust”, from the Greek “holokauston” meaning “a burnt offering offered to God”, here refers to a Jewish sacrifice. Today, "Holocaust" generally refers to large-scale massacres of Jews, but it is also used to refer to another genocide. The holocaust started by Adolf Hitler, imbued with Jewish vindictiveness. After creating anti-Semitism in Germany and killing most of the Jews in Germany. Subsequently, he continued to spread anti-Semitism throughout Europe. He desired power to rule the world and had killed more than 20 million people during World War II. He had always made the wrong decision, because he felt that all Jews were deceivers, barren and stupid, that is why he decided to extirpate the Jews from all over the world. He concluded that all unwanted people must be killed, as it was mentioned that he built many concentration camps or death camps throughout Europe. “Undesirable people” many people might think, what does this word actually mean, is it only referring to Jews? In fact, undesirable people during World War II were not only Jews, but also Gypsies, homosexuals and even Slavs. These people were consi...... middle of paper ...... House Ltd, 2000. 171-173. Print.Rozett Robert and Spector Shmuel. “Gas chambers”. Holocaust Encyclopedia. New York: The Jerusalem Publishing House Ltd, 2000. 229-230. Print.Rozett Robert and Spector Shmuel. "Ghetto." Holocaust Encyclopedia. New York: The Jerusalem Publishing House Ltd, 2000. 240-242. Print.Rozett Robert and Spector Shmuel. "Holocaust." Holocaust Encyclopedia. New York: The Jerusalem Publishing House Ltd, 2000. 267-268. Print.Rozett Robert and Spector Shmuel. “Anti-Semitism.” Holocaust Encyclopedia. New York: The Jerusalem Publishing House Ltd, 2000. 112-113. Print.Adler, David. We remember the Holocaust. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1989.Print.Ayer, Eleanor. The Holocaust Library, Survivors. San Diego: Lucent Books, 1998. Print. Frank, Anne. The diary of a young girl. New York: Paperbacks, 1953. Print.