Throughout history, millions of people have been persecuted for religious beliefs.
The Holocaust and the Salem Witch Trials are some of the most notorious instances of
persecution in history. Although the two disasters happened in two different time periods the
similarities are Shocking.
In 1692 an inequality was forced upon civilians in Salem, Massachusetts,(The 1692
Salem witch Trials). Nineteen men and women were convicted to die on Gallows Hill, because
of the ignorance of human nature(Blumberg). Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Paris were having
contractions , and a local doctor blamed the supernatural(Blumberg). On February, 29 under
investigation from John Hathorne, the girls blamed three women from afflicting them : Tituba
the Parris’
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When the Nazis one day rose
to power they built facilities to grasp and kill their enemies(The Holocaust). Once Germany
took over Poland in 1939 , it created forced-labor camps.( The Holocaust). Many hostages died
from poor working conditions, fatigue, and lack of consumption(The Holocaust). When World
War II outbreak occurred the number of concentration camps increased greatly.(The Holocaust)
Hitler had an enormous amount of control over people and the decisions they made(The
Holocaust). He had convinced everyone the world would be a great place once all the jews were
killed.(The Holocaust). Nazi soldiers were capturing and torturing Jewish people(The
Holocaust). In the Crucible , Abigail Williams convinced Salem that civilians throughout the
town were practicing witchcraft(Blumberg). Despite Abigail being a child, the town listened to
her accusations ,and were convinced that she was telling the truth(Blumberg). Abigail and