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Hitler and the Nazis were responsible for what later came to be called the "Holocaust" (a term not in common use when the mass murders were taking place). During the Holocaust, there was mass extermination of Jews (as well as, to a lesser but still important degree, Gypsies, people with disabilities, and political dissenters). This was what Hitler called the "Final Solution," since he believed (and many Germans went along with his belief) that all of Germany's problems should be blamed on the Jews, who only made up perhaps 5% of Germany. Among the places where Jews were murdered were gas chambers and concentration camps. These included Auschwitz-Birkenau, Belzec, Chelmno, Majdanek, Sobibor, and Treblinka. Six million Jews were slaughtered by the Nazis: men, women, children, infants--just because they were Jews.

While many of us find it is amazing that such a question could be asked today, it is sad to note that in some parts of the world (especially in some Muslim countries), it is typically taught that the Holocaust never happened, even though there is a massive amount of documentation for what the Nazis did. There are also some Americans who persist in believing the Holocaust never happened. Such people are called "Revisionists" or "Holocaust Deniers."

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What were victims of the Holocaust described as?

Victims of the Holocaust were described as individuals who suffered unimaginable horrors during the systematic genocide orchestrated by the Nazi regime. They were persecuted and murdered on a massive scale simply because of their religion, ethnicity, or political beliefs. It was a dark chapter in human history that must never be forgotten.


What religions died in the Holocaust?

The Holocaust refers to the highly mechanized and organized murder of primarily the Jewish people of German-occupied Europe during World War II. Although Jews were the main focus of the Holocaust, the Nazis also sent the following groups of people to their deaths at concentration camps and death camps: * Jews * Socialists * Jehova's Witnesses * Opponents ofNazi regime * Homosexuals - among other people. ___ The Holocaust wasn't about religion, it was about race and politics.


What did Hitler do to keep German people under his control?

He forced Jews and other non-aryan* peoples into concentration camps. This was called the holocaust; the mass murder of millions of Jewish people. *Aryan means perfectly American; blonde hair, blue eyes, etc.


Why did Hitler remove anti-Jewish signs during the Olympic games in Germany in 1936?

The Nazi regime was aware that its anti-Jewish policies were widely viewed with disgust abroad; and the 1936 Olympics drew large numbers of foreigners to Germany.


How did the Germans benefit from Holocaust?

AnswerThey confiscated Jewish property, exploited them as slave labor and even extracted their gold teeth after annihilation.___On the other hand, Germany lost many very able, hard-working and loyal citizens, but the Nazis didn't care about that. The Holocaust also did immense damage to Germany's reputation.

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What happened to the Jewish population under Hitlers Nazi regime?

Virtually exterminated


Which type of government was found in Hitlers Nazi regime in Germany?

Dictatorship


When did Hitler come and take the Jewish people?

when he felt they were a threat to his regime and he disliked them and set boms


Who were victims of hitlers mass murder?

Jews, gays, poles, anyone against his regime, etc.


Who was a genocide during world war 2?

The Jewish people were subjected to genocide by the Nazi regime under Hitler .


The official goal of the Nazi regime was Jewish?

Emigration


What did Albert Speer achieve for the Nazi regime?

Albert Speer was Hitlers architect and German minister for Armaments from 1942 to 1945. Albert Apeer was one of Hitlers favourite people and both enjoyed eachothers company greatly as they both had architecture in common. Albert Speer joined the NAZI party in 1931 and 1934 Speer became Hitlers personal architect.


Did all the nonjews love Hitler?

Certainly not. By far, the vast majority of the people who fought against his regime were non-Jewish.


What major world event in the mid - 1900s led to a tremendous increase in Jewish emigration?

I'm just going out on a limb here, but I'd say it was Hitler's Jewish death camps in the second world war from 1939-1945. (The most widely accepted estimate is about six million Jews were killed under Hitlers regime)


Why was the Nazi regime under the leadership of adolf Hitler?

The Nazi regime was leaded by Adolf Hitler because, He was the leader of the Nazi Party. He started as a member in 1920s but by the following year of Joining he becomes leader of the Nazi party. He becomes leader because, people were interested and believed in Hitlers speeches. In his speeches, he talked about many things such as the Treaty of Versailles and Germany at the time was leaded by a Jewish government who wimped out of world war 1 by signing the treaty of Versailles's.


How were the Jews Allies?

There was no Jewish army. ___ The Allies were the Forces Allied against the German Reich - England, Free French and Polish, Australian, New Zealand and late in the war the USA. Since the Jewish people were being persecuted and killed at the time by the German regime, it would be fair to say that they were not on the side of the German Reich. There were Jewish people in the armies of the Allied forces, who fought alongside them and against the German armies. It is very obvious when you visit places like the D-day landing beaches in France and look at the gravestones that many are topped by the Star of David.


How were the allies?

There was no Jewish army. ___ The Allies were the Forces Allied against the German Reich - England, Free French and Polish, Australian, New Zealand and late in the war the USA. Since the Jewish people were being persecuted and killed at the time by the German regime, it would be fair to say that they were not on the side of the German Reich. There were Jewish people in the armies of the Allied forces, who fought alongside them and against the German armies. It is very obvious when you visit places like the D-day landing beaches in France and look at the gravestones that many are topped by the Star of David.