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It is an oft asked question, there was not (as some tried to suggest) a specifically German thing about the Holocaust.
Germany, under the Nazis provided the breeding ground for many of the factors leading to the Holocaust, but it was only when the war came and the pressures of the eastern front that persecution turned to genocide.
There were many genocides carried out in Europe at the time of the Holocaust, the one in Yugoslavia, more brutal that the Holocaust may have happened under the protection of Germany, but was not instgated by Germany.
Many facets of the Holocaust were due to the problems created by underlying resentment from especially the last twenty years, but in some cases beyond.
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Another view is that it was all because Hitler said so.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe Germans started the holocaust because they believed that the Jews were the reason why they lost World War One.Adolf Hitler believed that the Jews should be punished for that reason so they had a meeting only Germans and most of them agreed that the Jews should be punished.So that is when Adolf Hitler started the murdering of exactly 5,860,000 million Jews
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∙ 12y agobecause it was started by Nazi Germany
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Did Holocaust survivors get money?
Yes, the Holocaust survivors did get reparation. West Germany agreed to pay Israel for slave labor and persecution for what happen during the Holocaust.
Which government sponsored the Holocaust?
The Holocaust was committed by the government of Nazi Germany.
What solved the Holocaust?
The Holocaust was not 'solved'. Rather it was stopped when Nazi Germany was defeated by the Allies.
Will a Holocaust happen again?
if an event similar to the Holocaust were to happen, then they would give it it's own name, like they did with the Holocaust.
Who ruled Germany during the Holocaust?
There were threee main powers.... Hitler was the leader of Germany, Mussolini was the leader of Italy and HiroHito was the leader of Japan --- Please don't treat World War 2 and the Holocaust as the same thing! The Holocaust took place during World War 2, but there was much more to World War 2 than the Holocaust. Japan, for example, was not involved in the Holocaust at all ...
What happen on may 71945 in holocaust?
Germany signed an unconditional surrender.
What groups allowed the Holocaust to happen?
The Nazi Party of Germany allowed the Holocaust to happen so the German people would be unified against the Jewish people.
Did Holocaust survivors get money?
Yes, the Holocaust survivors did get reparation. West Germany agreed to pay Israel for slave labor and persecution for what happen during the Holocaust.
Did the blitz happen after the Holocaust?
biltz happened on most places Germany invaded. BMS
What does Germany have to do with the Holocaust?
Germany planned and carried out the Holocaust.
What happened to Germany's economy after the holocaust?
Germany's economy inflated after the holocaust.
Where was the first Holocaust Ghetto in Germany?
there were no Jewish ghettos in Germany during the Holocaust.
What did the voters do in the Holocaust?
There were no elections in Germany in the Holocaust.
With whome did the Holocaust happen?
The European holocaust of the 20th cent was carried out by the Nazis upon the Jews of Germany and of other parts of Europe. The word 'holocaust' means a very large scale burning, and can be applied to other events.
What happen in Germany during the world war 2?
The most obvious answers would be the reign of Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust.
Did the Holocaust happen and what was an reason for it?
Yes it did, an cause of the Holocaust was the climate that existed in Germany between WWI and WWII. Following the conclusion of WWI, Germany's defeat was complete. The powers that won felt that Germany should make reparations to the countries that it had invaded, the peoples that had been conquered and to the Allied Forces.
Who changed Germany's name during the holocaust?
Germany's name never changed during the Holocaust.
