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Effects Of Gas Chambers On The Holocaust

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Gas chambers substantially affected the holocaust. They were a fast, cost-effective way to kill massive amounts of people in a short time period, as opposed to other killing methods such as firing squad or hanging, and eventually became the final solution to Jewish discrimination. In the years leading up to the Nazi regime, anti-semitic bigotry grew into hatred. Jewish persecution expanded into state-sponsored racism and boycotts. However, this was only a small step in Hitler’s plan for genocide. “The use of gas chambers started in 1939 and were used to kill mentally ill patients in asylums.” (USHMM) They used them in work camps to kill weak prisoners unfit to work. By the end of 1941, they started using mobile and stationary gas chambers
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