Holocaust

Holocaust comes from the Greek language and means "destruction of an entirety, a whole".

The Holocaust actually started in 1933 before World War II began. A dictator came to power in Germany. Adolf Hitler convinced the German people that they were the "master race" which meant that they were to rule other nations. In 1935, the Nazi government passed laws against any citizen in Germany that was Jewish. As Germany invaded other countries during World War II from 1939-1944, Hitler's idea of a master race followed into each country. In the end, over 12 million people, adults and children, who did not live up to the "master race" idea were tortured and murdered. This included Jewish, Catholic, Communist, and Handicapped people just to name a few.

 

How boring this world would be if we all were the same!