Holocaust

None in the Holocaust or in the Second World War.

There were victims (on both the front and at home) in the Great War.

Not all Germans and/or Nazis believed in Hitler's mission to wipe out all the Jews. If a Nazi was caught helping a jew or spoke his mind about how he felt about Hitler's holocaust, he probably would be tortured and executed. Two based-on-a-true-story movies to watch with good Germans is The Pianist and Schindler's List.

No, Hitler's main plans was to restore Germany's economy and make them a strong country again. However, he saw the Jews as ruining German society by "taking all their jobs" so he decided to eliminate them in order to allow native Germans to have their jobs and so they can boost the economy

Auschwitz I Stammlager, Auschwitz II Birkenau and Auschwitz III Monowitz

The world had mixed feelings about it: rage, fear, anger, confusion, surprise, grief, elation, hope, awe, wonder, puzzlement, condemnation, praise, thankfulness. The atom bomb was a brand new thing to the world so they did not totally understand it. Many were relieved when Japan finally ended the war after the bombs were dropped. The soldiers were relieved they would not have to invade Japan and lose their lives or have the war go on longer. They could finally go home.

The only survivor in Anne Frank's immediate family was her father, Otto.

The first gas attacks in WW1 were not lethal, but were designed to confuse the enemy long enough to be able to attack. When the attacks changed to a deadly type soldiers did not know how to deal with the gas. Gas masks were not always helpful, and death came slowly, taking hours or even days of horrible agony before succumbing to the gas effects.

No, it was a by-product. They happened in the same place at the same time, but it was not a part of the war, it was a political/idealogical issue, not a military one.

The Jewish people in Europe at first didn't believe Hitler would take away their civil rights nor did they expect the "final solution". But from 1933 on, the situation became more and more dire for Jews in Germany. As word spread about what Hitler was doing, some American newspapers wrote about it-- but sadly, most did not. (There are several excellent books and articles about how the major newspapers like the NY Times totally downplayed or even ignored the murder of millions of Jews.) A few non-Jewish reporters, notably Dorothy Thompson and Edward R. Murrow, spoke out, but they were in the minority. America was still struggling with anti-Semitism in the 30s, so much of the coverage of the Nazi takeover was only read in the Jewish (ethnic) newspapers. Also, famous rabbis like Stephen S. Wise spoke out, as did entertainers like Eddie Cantor. Jews in general were horrified by what Hitler was doing and saddened that many in the US government did nothing to help till millions had died.

Within these camps they could 'concentrate' or group specific types of people in one place.

No, the generally accepted date for the start of World War 2 is 1 September 1939, when the Nazis invaded Poland. The 'Night of the Broken Glass' was 9-10 November 1938, and there is no link between the two events.

It is always good for anyone to know about the history of the world, and since it was such a big event in history, the time frame in which the Holocaust occurred cannot be overlooked, lest there be a major gap in history in the minds of today's teenagers.

The prisoners in the various Nazi concentration camps were liberated over several months in the winter and spring of 1945, as the Allied armies advanced into the territory where they were located.

The largest group was gassed in extermination camps.

Many Jews were killed in mass open-air shootings. Other Jews were sent to extermination camps (death camps). Many were gassed on arrival and other were worked to death. And the Jews would be starved, frozen, or shot on the spot.

Many died of starvation and/or disease in ghettos and camps.

Nazi's often used gas chambers toward the end of the holocaust but they also had random killings and brutal beatings, some, mostly babies and young infants were used a human shooting targets. The prisoners would go through "selections" upon arrival and various times throughout being at the camps. In the selections SS officers would pick out those who they thought were fit for hard labor and sent the rest down the road to either a crematorium or a gas chamber or acid showers. Many, on the way to the gas chambers, were told and believed they were just getting showers, though eventually they would realize the true but it would be too late.

That depends where. In the Americas, Australia and (what was then called) Palestine, the Jews were unrestricted. In Europe, however, they were being murdered en masse. They weren't free to move around or work as they pleased. Those who weren't killed outright were put into forced labor.

The official figure is that 6 million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust.

There are two views on this. The first is that he utterly loathed Jews since his late teens. That's what he says in his book "Mein Kampf", but there's no reason to trust anything he says. In his book he tries to show himself as the 'saviour of Germany' and so anything that suggests that he changed his ideas looks bad unless he can explain it. The second view (see Ian Kershaw's biography) is that Hitler grew up with the ordinary anti-Jewish prejudices of his time, region and religion (Roman Catholic in Linz and Vienna). According to this view, his prejudices only developed into apparently obsessive hatred at the end of WW1 or even slightly later, when he discovered his talent for making rabble-rousing speeches. The logic of this version of the second view is that his hatred of the Jews was largely opportunistic. (It's possible of course that he fell victim to his own propaganda).

Concrete structures that had small vents with which the Nazis could inject Carbon Monoxide into the chamber, killing off everyone inside in 15-20 minutes. Worst off, they had reinforced windows that allowed the Nazis to see the torture the Jewish prisoners were going through.

they were only given a small ration of bread, potato soup, and coffee(breakfast) twice a day. sometimes no food at all.

Some estimates of the number of individuals who were persecuted and murdered during the Holocaust reach as high as 14 million victims, including many children and women. nearly 6 million of the victims were Jews, while the rest were gays, lesbians, gypsies, and others who were labeled as outcasts by the Nazis. During the start of the Nazi movement, most Jewish groups and establishments were boycotted and laws were implemented to discriminate against the Jews. Such laws included a prohibition against mixed marriages, a prohibition against Jews holding government positions, and a prohibition against their appearance in public places. Jews were also required to wear yellow stars to identify them in public areas. They were moved to the ghettos or confined spaces.

The first accounts of what happened during the holocaust were reports of the physical violence done to the Jews in Austria and Germany, where it was mentioned that Jewish establishments were looted and destroyed. The Jews were attacked and many of them were sent to concentration camps. There were concentration camps in Germany as well. Most camps were situated in the General Government area in Poland, but camps existed anywhere that was occupied by the Nazis. Transportation of the prisoners to camps was frequently done using inhumane means, such as the usage of freight cars wherein many people died even before reaching their camps.

The Nazis tortured and executed the Jews through these concentration camps, despite the camps establishment under the pretext of giving Jews jobs. The camps were put up for several purposes. These camps included extermination camps, transit camps, and labor camps.

In these camps, the Jews were held for varying durations and purposes. Until the end of World War II, these sites were settings for torture, experiments and murder. Camp prisoners died because of the harsh conditions or because they were executed.

As part of their admission to camp, prisoners were tattooed with their IDs. Those who were deemed fit for labor were sent to 12-14 hour shifts. Before their work, roll calls were done and they typically lasted for hours, which sometimes caused some of the prisoners to fall ill and die.

From the time of admission to their execution or death, prisoners were ordered to do a series of torturous tasks. Prisoners were whipped, hung, or beaten. Some prisoners were also arbitrarily shot.

Conditions were really inhumane. Prisoners weren't given sufficient food and drink, they were given hard wood to sleep on, no bathrooms to use, and generally, they were treated very horribly. Without their consent, children and adults were used for unethical experiments.

The concentration camps were sites for extremely hard labor and many prisoners died from starvation.

The extermination camps were sites for mass murders. The Auschwitz camp, which is the most widely known extermination camp, is said to have killed more than 1 million Jews.

Children were very vulnerable during the holocaust. The Nazis killed the children of the "unwanted" groups as a response to the Nazis' ideological views and as a result of the racial struggle that was taking place. The estimated number of children killed during the Holocaust is known to have reached 1.5 million. This number includes more than 1.2 million Jewish children, thousands of Gypsy children, and thousands of handicapped children who were murdered under the Nazi rule.

Those who survived the bloody holocaust were liberated from the concentration camps between 1944 and 1945 by the Allied Forces. (AF)

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After WWI, Germany was treated very badly with the treaty of versailles. they were supposed to disarm, pay reparations (mostly to france), they couldn't join the league of nations (but that wasn't a really big deal) and there was a guilt clause that germany was forced to sign that said they were responsible for the war.

after the war, there was inflation and europe was devastated. germany was especially in a state of chaos and many people didn't have food, clothing, fuel, or shelter. also, 10 million people died during the war, 20 million were injured, and 40 million died of spanish influenza (this was the whole world, not just germany). germans were very unahppy

the economy was terrible because countries used autarky (they didn't trade with each other) and this hurt the world market. eventually, this led to a world wide depression (hit everywhere except russia).

Under these conditions, it was very easy for hitler to gain support. he promised a better economy, and it actually did improve under him. but hitler had a lot of prejiduces, which you can read in his book, Mein Kampf. he blamed the jews for the economy, losing WWI, and saying they were an inferior race. he wanted to eliminate them all to return to a pure german country. he didn't start exterminating jews until later in the war, and the concentration camps actually did hurt him because he used resources there instead of fighting the war.

The Holocaust refers to the persecution and murder of Jews by Nazis under the German leader Adolf Hitler. This term is sometimes also used to describe genocide of Jewish people in other time periods or regimes as well. The origin of this word is likely from Greek origin (holokauston) where" holos" means whole and "kauston" means burnt. The holocaust lasted from April 1933 till the end of World War II.

The estimated number of people who were murdered during the holocaust adds up to 14 million, including many women and children. Out of these nearly 7 million were Jewish, (about 68% of Jewish people in Europe), the rest were Gypsies and Homosexuals, mainly those labeled as outcasts by the Nazis at that time.

In the beginning of the Nazi movement most Jewish establishments were boycotted and several laws were introduced to discriminate against them. This included laws against mixed marriages, appearance in public places, and against holding government jobs. They were also ordered to wear a label or yellow star which helped identify them in public places, and moved to confined spaces called the ghetto.

The first report of physical violence against the Jews came from Germany and Austria where the Jewish establishments were destroyed and looted, Jewish people were attacked and a large number were sent to concentration camps.

Then the Nazis started torturing and executing Jews, by transporting them from ghettos to concentration camps on the pretext of providing them with work. Camps were set up for different purposes. The different camps included concentration cams, extermination cams, labor camps, transit camps etc, where Jews were held for different time periods and purposes. From 1938 till the end of the war, these camps were the site where endless torture, medical experiments and murder was inflicted on Jews.

The conditions at these camps were beyond comprehension. People were not given enough food, given hard wooden beds to sleep on, and treated very unkindly. Many unethical medical experiments were also conducted on adults and children against their will. The concentration camps were designed for hard labor and those living there often died of starvation. The extermination camps were specifically set up to perform mass murders. The more famous extermination camp at Auschwitz is known to have killed 1.5 million Jews.

Those that survived the Holocaust were finally liberated from the camps by the allied forces, starting in mid 1944. By that time the Nazis had succeeded in destroying large amount of evidence implicating their role in the holocaust. However, the gruesome memory of the holocaust still remains fresh in people who survived this terrible ordeal.

Asians who were targeted were mostly POW or the rare immigrants.

Asians generally weren't a problem during the Holocaust, it targeted Jews and Gypsies, but WW2 is separate from the Holocaust and people don't realize it. the US got involved in WW2 because of the Holocaust, which was Hitler's burning of Jews to get rid of the 'unclean' people. Then Japan attacked Pearl Harbor which got us involved in the war. The Holocaust is only a factor that was a part of WW2, but wasn't the only reason why we were at war with Germany and Japan.

During World War II, the fate of Jews caught in Germany or occupied territory was, especially from 1942 onward, severe and usually fatal. From 1942 onward, Jews were systematically searched out, grouped together, held in restricted zones, eventually transported to concentration camps, then either worked to death, abused and neglected into near-death states, or exterminated directly through various genocidal means.