Was Hitler Responsible For The Holocaust Essay

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Just in 12 years (between 1933-1945) over 11 million children, women, and men were murdered and killed in the Holocaust. About six million of the deaths came from the Jews. Around 1919 Hitler said his goal was to remove the Jews altogether. Eventually his goal came true. Six million Jews were killed two thirds of the total European Jewish population and two fifths of the Jewish population (Lipka). This is important because this all resulted from Hitler and his hatred for Jews. The most responsible people for the Holocaust are Hitler, the German Citizens, and Residents of Auschwitz.

Hitler is most at fault because he caused the death of 6 million Jews out of the 11 million deaths. He believed Jews were an inferior race and a threat to Germany.
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This was a very bad decision. It caused deaths of millions lives, gave a bad leader power, and made the world a depressing time. In the text Gabriel concluded that, “These everyday citizens delivered just as much pain and suffering as any Nazi affiliate, and must be unmasked for the sake of all those who perished as a result of Hitler’s “final solution”. While Germany was in debt and going through depression, Hitler promised a new and powerful Germany. Overall the citizens liked this idea as well as the other promises they were being told. Hitler won the election with about a 43% vote, and he also won popular vote. But once Hitler was in power, he did not fulfil any of those promises. German citizens ended up participated in the mass murders of Jews. They did what they were told when given orderers because they believed Hitler was going to end up making those promises happen. Jim Walker points out that, “This anti- Semitic judgement developed by the German people came from their upbringing and the use of propaganda.”Germans were fully aware of the Holocaust. The population, at the time, was “psychologically prepared to accept the genocide”. They were hearing rumors of “horrors inflicted on Jews”, but refused to accept the fact that it was true. In addition the Jews were not in interest to the Germans. It was said that they had “minimal interest”. Still following orders,