Take a minute, because that's how long it will take to learn about the horror and brutality of the Holocaust. Throughout the Holocaust, the German SS officers and the Einsatzgruppen were murdering Jews. At least 6 million Jews were dead due to the pogroms and the massacres. From "Night" by Elie Wiesel had a past in the Holocaust. He once had known a boy, Pipel. He was only the age of 12, about 90 pounds due to the starvation. He was hung later on, dying slowly with a rope that was too big for him around his neck, for two hours. The Holocaust had many causes and effects, Germany loses World War 1, and to regain their power back Hitler, a strong speaker and manipulator is chosen as a chancellor, he begins to convince the Germans to discriminate the Jews, and soon he does which begins the Holocaust.
The first event in the chain of the Holocaust was when Germany had lost the war. The aftermath of this led the Germans to feel powerless. Although they did have a very large, well-trained force they ended up being outnumbered because they weren't fighting only one enemy, but most of their enemies, who also had greater stratagem. According to the website. Quota.com. Germany had lost World War 1. ("The were outnumbered, and their opponents had access to much greater resources.") This was a big event that led to the Holocaust because of Hitler.
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Due to the feeling of vulnerability the Germans felt, they let Hitler brainwash the majority of them leading to the discrimination of Jews. Hitler blamed the Jews for their loss of the World War 1. According to my social studies teacher and the U.S Museum website. Germany had felt utterly weak and their only chance to gain power back was the ruthless, manipulative, Adolf Hitler. This event lead to the Holocaust's brutality because Hitler brainwashed many people and it led them to creating the concentration