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Holocaust
The genocide of approximately 6 million European Jews during World War II planned by Adolf Hitler.
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What happened to the Jews personal items they brought with them to the concentration camps?
The prisoners' belongings were sorted by the SS, recycled and sold - partly to pay for the Holocaust itself. 'Belongings' meant absolutely everything! Even women's hair was sold for stuffing upholstered furniture in Germany. This was well known among the Germans, who thought (probably mistakenly) that their wartime soap was made from Jewish fat. (Sorry this sounds so awful, but there's no point in hiding what happened).
german soldiers made jews live in certain neighboorhoods
How many ghettos were established?
There were three types of ghettos: closed ghettos, open ghettos, and destruction ghettos. The Germans established at least 1,000 ghettos in German-occupied and annexed Poland and the Soviet Union alone. German occupation authorities established the first ghetto in Poland in PiotrkówTrybunalski in October 1939.
Why did Adolf Hitler kill the Jews when he was one?
The question assumes that Hitler was "Jewish" or at least of Jewish origin, but there is absolutely no evidence for this.
Answer 1
I would rather post this else where but those answers are fixed. Hitler killed the Jews for the following reasons:
- He regarded (most) Jews as Communists.
- He blamed the Jews for causing the defeat of Germany in World War 1.
- He blamed the Jews for the Great Depression.
- They claimed that the Jews were a morally and culturally corrupting influence.
- He believed that the Jews were conspiring to rule the world.
- He also believed that the Jews already, to a large extent, controlled Germany.
- He believed that they were racially inferior and were in some sense 'contaminating' non-Jewish Germans. However, this is at odds with the view that they were extremely cunning and were 'already controlling Germany'
Answer 2
The above was Hitler's propaganda, we cannot know the extent to which Hitler believed himself. None of these accusation warranted the holocaust since restricting Jews to ghettos and transporting them out of the fatherland already accomplished victory over the Jews.
It is well known that Hitler was an Artist.Hitler killed the Jews because he had an a grand vision of Germany, that did not include Jews. Hitler preyed upon prejudices of the Germany and bad economy to popularize the elimination of Jews, so that his vision could be realized.
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There is no evidence at all that Hitler was partly of Jewish origin. The rumor was current in the period c. 1920-50 as propaganda intended to make him look a hypocrite.
The supposition underlying this question, namely that Hitler was part Jewish, is incorrect. Hitler was Austrian and while there is some speculation that his grandmother may have been Jewish, the evidence contradicts this. Hitler wanted to kill the Jews because he was inspired by racist pseudo-scientific thought as are many who have a similar perspective today.
Answer 3
The events affecting the Jews of Europe during the Nazi era were a culmination of centuries of mistrust, and abuse; Jews were often accused of being the source of societies' problems; they were the universal scapegoat. The antisemitic writings of Martin Luther from the mid 1500s in Germany, were often quoted or paraphrased by Hitler in speeches.
Adolf Hitler's "hatred" of the Jews was one of the tools he used to convince the people of Germany that he knew the source of their economic problems and that he was the person who could correct the situation. He chose to use the long standing antisemitism in Germany to gain the people's support. The Jews were a target of opportunity; antisemitism was a useful tool to reach his goals.
Where were the victims of the holocaust from?
The Jewish nation are descendants of Judah, son of Israel (Jacob), son of Isaac, son of Abraham. Generally speaking, though, any descendent of Israel is thought of today as a Jew.
Answer 2
The Jewish people are descendants of Abraham, whose Semitic ancestors lived in the Fertile Crescent and who lived most of his life in the Middle Eastern country of Israel (Canaan) 3800 years ago.
Abraham is called a Hebrew (Genesis ch.14) because "Hebrews" (Ivrim) means descendants of Eber (Ever). Ever was an ancestor of Abraham (Genesis ch.10-11), and the early Hebrews were Abraham's uncles and cousins for several generations back. They were Western Semites and lived in northern Mesopotamia.
In 1934-39, excavations were conducted at ancient Mari on the Euphrates River. They found that ancient towns were named after the ancestors of Abraham:
The city of Nahor was found near the city of Harran which exists to this day. Equally clear signs of early Hebrew residence appear in the names of other towns nearby: Serug (Assyrian Sarugi), Terah (Til Turakhi, "Mound of Terah"), and Peleg (Paliga, on the Euphrates near the mouth of the Habur). All these names are found in Genesis ch.11.
In Ur, Abraham first repudiated idolatry. He then sojourned in Harran (Syria) for several years, and then lived in Canaan (Israel). It was in Canaan that Abraham made a covenant with God (Genesis ch.15), and raised a family to be the center of carrying on his traditions (Genesis 18:19).Abraham's chosen son was Isaac (Genesis ch.21). Isaac's son Jacob was blessed by God, who renamed him, calling him Israel (Genesis ch.35), which is why Jews are also called Israelites.
Jacob had 12 sons, who fathered the 12 Israelite tribes. The Israelites worshiped One God.
One thousand years after Jacob, ten of the tribes were exiled by the Assyrians, to points unknown. The only complete tribes left were Judah and Benjamin; plus part of Levi. The few thousands who remained from the other tribes joined the Tribe of Judah; and modern Jews are mostly descendants of Judah (hence the word "Jew").
This tradition has been substantiated by DNA analysis of Jewish communities all over the world, showing them to be inter-related and of Middle Eastern origin. The Cohanim, a family of the tribe of Levi, also share common genetics.
We possess the names and dates of our ancestors and leaders in an unbroken chain for 3800 years.
In 2000, Nicholas Wade concluded that his DNA study "provided genetic witness that Jewish communities have, to a remarkable extent, retained their biological identity separate from their host populations, evidence of relatively little intermarriage or conversion into Judaism over the centuries. The results accord with Jewish history and tradition."
Note:
Abraham was a historical person, as recorded in the Book of Genesis; and his gravesite is known to this day, in the Machpelah at Hebron, Israel. He is revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. The Jewish people have attested to his existence for 3800 years, and his name is mentioned by several ancient non-Jewish historians as far back as 2,300 years ago.
How did consentration camps get there name?
Most were named for the town or vicinity they were nearest to. A few, e.g. "9th Fort" was named for a structure, or for example a Killing Center of the T4 Euthanasia program such as Hartheim was named for a castle which had been turned into a mental institution. Flossenberg, Mathausen, Belzec, Auschwitz, were examples of those named after their nearby locations, although Auschwitz, was given the German 'Auschwitz' instead of the local town,
Oświęcim.
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The basic principle was place-names. The only camp where the name caused problems for the Nazis was Buchenwald, which was originally called Ettersberg. As this place-name has close associations with Goethe, Germany's leading poet, it was changed.
Why were certain people separated from the others and lead to good gas chambers?
At Auschwitz those regarded as unfit for work were shot or gassed as soon as possible after arrival.
Was there any resistance during the holocaust?
There was passive and active resistance.
Active reisitence was generally focussed towards times of a co-ordinated action.
Passive took the forms of 'going slow' or creating extra problems that wasted time.
Who were the Allied Forces during World War 2?
After Germany invaded Poland the Allied forces were ;
Poland,Australia, France,India, New Zealand, Great Britain, South Africa, Canada,Denmark, Norway
How was the Armenian Genocide resolved?
The Holocaust wasn't a problem that needed 'resolving'. The Holocaust ended as the Allied forces advanced and liberated the camps. For example, Soviet forces entered Auschwitz on 27 January 1945, which is widely kept as Holocaust Memorial Day. It sounds almost incredible, but in Kielce in Poland there were anti-Jewish riots in July 1946, which resulted in about deaths.
Did Hitler want to get rid of all those he thought were superior and not of Aryan descent?
Yes, he believed that the Aryan race (blonde hair blue eyes) was the dominant race and everyone should be like that. Ironically, Hitler had black hair and rumor has it that his grandmother was jewish.
Why did they kill gay men in the Holocaust?
He killed so few, If he captured an enemy soldier that was homosexual he would send them to a concentration camp them give them a not trial but would decide their fate, all would stay until 'cured' and as I said about the fate thing some could be free but most would be killed he hated them I'm not sure of because he hated religion, so it was a common enemy for religion, he also was an "alpha male" meaning he was really sexual rather than romantic maybe meaning he hated their views although its not a view its genetics
Did the Allies know what was happening to the Jews in Germany?
Well... here's what happened. Outside the coast of Normady was an Island that had some Nazi defenses. But the main defence base was the mainland. But the allies were acting like they were going to land on the island. So Germany brought some of the defenses to the island. The following night the allies dropped paratroopers on the mainland. The same night a scout ship saw the allies heading toward: Utah, Omaha, Juno and Sword. So he telographed the mainland and they prepared for the invasion.
What are some infamous Nazi camps?
There were plenty of concentration camps for World War 2. Auschwitz concentration camp is a very well known camp. Copy and paste this URL and put it into the tool bar. It will take you to a great website. I found out a lot of information on this camp. http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005263 You could also try googling the question you have because they have some pretty good sites to visit.
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What concentration camps were in Russia during the Holocaust?
Yes, the USSR had many "concentration camps" but they were mainly forced labour camps, their was 53 separate camps and 423 labour colonies. Most of these were located in Western side of the USSR and along South and South east of the Soviet Union. These were called "Gulags". The USSR hold people in these Gulags for the simplest of crimes eg. Littering and all the way to Political Prisoners.
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Why exactly Nazis tortured Jews so badly?
becauseHitler was their leader and had diff rent points of view. he wanted the perfect Germany and didn't believe he could achieve it with the Jews and their different religion in the way. he dint want the Jews there and went power hungry and massacred Jews every where. he tried to create the Aryan race in an attempt to be a perfect Germany but failed. he hated the Jews for no ocurrent reason when he really was a Jew himself which he probably didn't Even know him self and he was their dictator. they had to follow the rules
How is the Holocaust relevant to today's society?
The very fact that such an act happened is important for people to remember. We too often hear people say "something like that could never happen here or now." But similar events on a smaller scale are happening like this every year in many different countries.
The very fact that some people still believe the Holocaust never happened is not only beyond belief, but another reason the Holocaust hold import and value for us today.
The manipulation of facts, truth and reality is an ongoing matter we all need to be aware of.
The impact of all the above just scratches the surface of the importance of the Holocaust.
History can kill, and if you kill the true story of history, the true history can still kill.
What part of Poland was the largest and most efficient death camp?
I don't know where Auschwitz-Birkenau was located, but the word I just bolded was the largest and most efficient death camp existing out of all the others in Hitler's Europe. This camp is located in Poland though.
What was the population in Germany during the 1930's?
In the early 1930s about 62 million. The annexation of Austria and the Sudetenland in 1938 added about a furth 10 million inhabitants.
The Munich beer hall putsch in 1923 is the only event i can think of as a Nazi revolution. the Nazis aided with armed SA. storm troopers attempted to overthrow of the Munich government by locking the Munich leaders inside a beer hall and forcing them to sign document giving the national socialist total authority in the German city state. Even though they signed the documents all three captives (Gustav von Kahr, Hans von Seisser, and Otto von Lossow) eventually escaped and publicly denounced the Nazi party and Hitler, and then proceeded to flee Munich. In a attempt to regain the city Storm troopers were dispatched to several locations around Munich which lead to a gun fight in front of the defense ministry between the police and the Nazi aggressor's. Hitler and an associate Rudolf Hess were sentenced to high treason and sentence to five years in prison. While serving time the two received preferential treatment and wrote mien kampf. When the Nazis came to power it was because Hitler was elected chancellor in 1933 ten years later.
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The term 'Nazi Revolution' was the term used by the Nazis themselves to refer to the period from about February to July 1933, when the Nazi paramilitaries (the SA - Stormtroopers) went around gleefully beating up and sometimes killing political opponents. Hitler was not keen on public disorder and called a halt to this in July 1933.
In this period, too, the Stormtroopers set up a number of 'unofficial' (temporary) concentrations camps. Inmates included some people against whom members of the SA had purely personal grudges.
How prisoners were killed in concentration camps?
A number of ways. One of the most horrible ways were the use of Gas Chambers, which pumped out the oxygen while pumping in deadly carbon monoxide.
Another "method" for killing people was the art of slow hanging, in which the prisoner was bound and then slowly lowered while a noose was around his/her neck.
But these are just a few of many gruesome methods.
The Babi Yar massacre took place about 15 miles north of Kiev, in the Ukraine.
What words that relate to the holocaust begin with an o?
oma or opa
oma meaning grandmother
and opa meaning grandfather
