What was the Holocaust? by Jesus Medina Blanco

The Holocaust

jesusmedinablanco2010 — 2025-05-22 09:01:41 UTC

Is the Hebrew term, Shoah (translated as "The Catastrophe"). It is the genocide carried out by the Nazi German regime against the Jews of Europe during the course of World War II.

What were the causes of this persecution?

jesusmedinablanco2010 — 2025-05-22 09:04:16 UTC

Quest for the perfection of the German race and the elimination of "inferior races"

Who were the main causes of the Holocaust?

jesusmedinablanco2010 — 2025-05-29 08:38:45 UTC

The main perpetrators of the genocide were the SS and the Gestapo

What were the SS?

jesusmedinablanco2010 — 2025-05-29 08:42:47 UTC

The Schutzstaffel, known as the SS, was a secret police force that began as Hitler's personal security, created by Heinrich Himler

La gestapo

jesusmedinablanco2010 — 2025-05-29 08:51:16 UTC

It was the secret police of Nazi Germany, which later belonged to the SS

Attempts to end the massacre of the Jews

jesusmedinablanco2010 — 2025-05-29 08:57:10 UTC

Attack of July 20, 1944

It was a failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler, orchestrated by civilian and military conspirators who wished to overthrow the Nazi regime and negotiate an end to World War II with the Allied powers. They were guided by a modified version of Operation Valkyrie (Unternehmen Walküre), which was originally an emergency plan drawn up by the Wehrmacht in 1941, intended to protect its continued power in the event of a civil or military insurrection.

The end of the Holocaust

jesusmedinablanco2010 — 2025-05-29 08:59:46 UTC

The end of the massacre was the defeat of the Nazi army by the Allies, with the entry of the Russian army into Berlin.

consequences of the Holocaust

jesusmedinablanco2010 — 2025-05-29 09:00:26 UTC

After the Holocaust, 11 million Jews died. This massacre changed the demographics of many countries and the Jewish community in Europe was devastated. This massacre caused the Human Rights Commission to create human rights.

What were the consequences for the Germans after the end of WWII?

jesusmedinablanco2010 — 2025-05-29 09:02:02 UTC

After the defeat, the Nazi Germans, the main perpetrators, were tried for their war crimes and crimes against humanity, known as the Nuremberg Trials.