The Holocaust: The Tragedy Of The Holocaust

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January 30, 1933 was a date remembered by all Germans because this is the day Adolf Hitler became Chancellor. When Hitler gained this power, no one knew how much trouble and tragedy he would soon start. “The Holocaust,” targeted a variety of people, primarily the Jewish race, killing them in several different ways. This tragedy brought death to approximately 11 million people, making it enough to be considered a mass killing. Those involved in these killings were Jews, gypsies, African Americans homosexuals, socialist, political enemies, communist, and the physical and mentally disabled. (Friedman 1)The Holocaust was a very devastating and agonizing event but while some were worried about World War II millions of innocent lives were being

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