The Tragic Deaths Of The Holocaust

The Holocaust, which took place during WWII, caused many tragic deaths due to one powerful man. 11 million people died during this time but the Holocaust focused more on the Jewish religion, where 6 million Jews were killed. At this time, Jews were forced to live in ghettos and concentration camps, where a mass amount of people died. One of the largest ghettos in Poland, Warsaw, had over 400,000 people living in a crowded area of 1.3 square miles. Torture and occurred frequently when they were sent to either a camp or a ghetto.

The Holocaust means a “sacrifice completely by fire.” A mass slaughter or reckless destruction of life. Kristallnacht, which was a pogrom of Jews, throughout Nazi Germany, occurred on November 9th and 10th of 1938. Nazis burned synagogues, broke windows of businesses owned by Jews, and 30,000 Jews were arrested. September 15th, Nuremberg laws were passed which prevented Jews from marrying Germans and stripped Jews of their citizenship. The Holocaust began in 1933 when Adolf Hitler gained power of Germany. It ended in 1945 when the Allies, such as the U.S, defeated the Nazis.
People pledged to prevent and punish Genocide, there were groups formed also. 3 groups that helped prevent Genocide were, the Early Warning Project, the Responsibility to Protect, and the Genocide Prevention Task Force. People who committed crimes against humanity were punished and held accountable. Genocide was established an international crime by the Convention of Protection and Punishment in 1948. Although there were many good impacts, there were bad ones too. The Holocaust cased millions of Jews to be displaced, financial problems occurred in Germany, and a destruction of social