The Holocaust was an enormous part of history. Not only this but, it is a reminder to the Jewish community of those who suffered. January 27 is the remembrance day of the Holocaust. Six million lost their lives during this era. Not only Jewish members were harmed; gypsies, homosexuals, disabled, and many more were also victims of this mass destruction. On April 20, 1889 Adolf Hitler was born. He lived with his father Alois Hitler, mother Klara Hitler, and his seven siblings. Growing up Adolf's father was strict and believed in cruel punishment. The oldest boy, Alois Jr grew tired of his father's abuse and harsh words. At age fourteen he ran away from home. This put seven year old Adolf next in line for the same treatment. Adolf had always had a passion for the arts and longed to become an artist. Nevertheless, Alois would not allow it. Adolf's father wanted him to follow in his footsteps and study technical education.
As Adolf got older he grew a love for the Aryan culture. Hitler believed that the Aryan people and Germany was destined to rule the world. "Hitler's ultimate goal goal was to create a generation of young Aryans who were fit, intelligent, and obedient. They would create a new nation that would rule the world (The Holocaust: A Learning Site For Students). ” Adolf even went as far as getting rid of the mentally
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This consisted of destroying the Treaty Of Versailles, creating a greater Germany (a country of all German people), and lebensraum to conquer land for Germany in Eastern Europe (The Totalitarian State). Adolf created an army and gained power. Soon, those who practiced Jewish traditions were being taken away to Concentration Camps. There were more than 40,000 camps. Each camp was different and had different tactics. Some camps would starve each person and make them work, while treating each cruelly. Others would gas the prisoners or burn them. There were many more methods, but those were the few mostly