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Why did they do this to all the innocent people?

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Why did they do this to all the innocent people?

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Hitler needed a scapegoat rise to power.

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Still is. Check out Rwanda.

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12 years and still today.

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The Nazis were following the orders and general consensus of Hitler's propaganda.

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It didn't have to happen.

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Was there a good reason for the slaughter?

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Was there a good reason for the slaughter?

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No. I can't think of any good reason to kill another person.

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Approximately how many holocaust camps were there in Germany?

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Approximately how many holocaust camps were there in Germany?

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How did the world allow it (Holocaust) to happen?

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How did the world allow it (Holocaust) to happen?

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Many countries didn't know about it. Those that did, did nothing.

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Why would Germany think they can just kill millions of people?

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Why would Germany think they can just kill millions of people?

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The majority of people did nothing to stop them, so they continued.

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Many reasons. Most of which was to instill fear among those who would resist. Next, it was to make room for a prescribed ethnic group of people designed by Hitler's group.

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Many were shocked and disgusted, but they didn't want to get caught by their fellow soldiers as weak.

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What did the Nazis and Hitler have against all the other groups murdered, other than Jews?

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What did the Nazis and Hitler have against all the other groups murdered, other than Jews?

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Depends. Some groups were persecuted just for speaking out against the Nazis, others for not following the Nazi agenda, and others because they just didn't like them.

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Enough to still have devotees today. Land-wise, they controlled part of France and all countries east to parts of the Soviet Union (near Leningrad and Stalingrad).

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The leaders (Hitler) mainly sought control of Germany and all of Europe. They used and cultivated the general dislike of Jewish people to get more numbers on their side.

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They relied on propaganda first, winning over the majority of people to hate Jewish people. Then they used fear to keep the control. This was a very thoroughly thought out plan.

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Why did Hitler hate Jews? or What influenced Hitler to imprison and kill Jewish people?

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Why did Hitler hate Jews? or What influenced Hitler to imprison and kill Jewish people?

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Losing WWI left Germany in financial ruin. Hitler used the general prejudice of the nation to rally behind his cause.

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Links to animated maps

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Photographic timeline of Holocaust era events

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Timeline of Events - Before 1933 — United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

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The Anne Frank Annex Virtual Tour

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Visit the furnished spaces of the secret annex and get to know the stories from Anne Frank's diary.

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Link page of Holocaust era Germany as collected by the experts

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Organized by theme, this learning site presents an overview of the Holocaust through historical photographs, maps, images of artifacts, and testimony clips. It is a resource for middle and secondary level students and teachers, with content that reflects the history as it is presented in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Permanent Exhibition.

Nazi Rule

Browse 9 articles about the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany. Learn about how the Nazis took control of the police and turned Germany into a dictatorship; used propaganda and censorship to implement a racist ideology; and implemented brutal policies as Germany annexed and occupied parts of Europe.

Jews in Prewar Germany

Browse a series of 9 articles about Jewish life in Germany and Europe before 1939. Learn about antisemitism and international attitudes toward Jews. Also, read about how the Nazis implemented antisemitic laws and organized state-sponsored violence and discrimination against the Jews of Germany. Each article includes three key dates related to its main topic.

The "Final Solution"

Browse a series of 8 articles on the Nazi plan to deliberately murder European Jews. These articles explain how the Nazis implemented the "Final Solution" by establishing ghettos and killing centers in occupied Poland; deploying Einsatzgruppen (special action squads) to commit mass shootings; and the organization of mass deportations of Jews to ghettos and killing centers.

Nazi Camp System

Browse a series of 8 articles on the history of the Nazi camp system. Learn about the different types of camps operated by the Nazi regime; who was incarcerated in these camps and why; what happened to the prisoners of the camps at the end of the war; and about the Nuremberg Trials established to bring Nazi perpetrators to justice.

Rescue and Resistance

Browse a series of 7 articles on rescue and resistance. Learn about how some Jews survived the Holocaust despite the inhumane conditions created by the Nazis during the Holocaust. Read about people who tried to rescue Jews; resistance groups who opposed the Nazi regime and occupations; and Jews who revolted against Nazi oppression in the Warsaw ghetto and in killing centers.

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The Holocaust: A Learning Site for Students

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Learning about the Holocaust is one way to honor those lost. Browse our learning site for students as a resource for Holocaust-education projects.