Adolf Hitler And The Holocaust

The Holocaust was a time in history that was depressing to not only those affected but the world as a whole. This catastrophic event could best be defined as the mas killing of about 6 million Jewish people during World War II. A lot of events led up to the Holocaust, during the Holocaust, and even after the Holocaust. Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi party and was held most responsible for this terrible genocide. The Holocaust was a terrible time in our world’s history.

It all began after World War I when Germany was humiliated due to the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles was given to the German power to sign following World War I in 1919. The Treaty forced Germany to give up land to other countries and any colonies that Germany had over seas were now owned by the League of Nations. Although Germany lost a lot of land due to the treaty, the humiliation was truly what punished the German Moral. This part of the treaty was called the “War Guilt Clause”. This “forced the German nation to accept complete responsibility for initiating World War I.” (livingston.org) Aside from taking responsibility for starting the war, Germany was also given the responsibility to repair the damages of the war. The humiliation that Germany suffered allowed for new power to rise in Germany. This new power was Adolf Hitler and his Nazi party.

In the year 1929 their was a large depression in the country of Germany. This depression was made up of power struggle and economic distress. The people of Germany no longer trusted the democratic government that they once knew. This allowed Adolf Hitler, the great speaker that he was, to persuade the German people to bring him and his Nazi party into power. Adolf Hitler approached the German pe...

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...ves and their property. Every Jew had to cary an identification card to show the public that they were Jewish.

Germany realized that they had to expand their beliefs to their allies so Adolf Hitler brought his beliefs to Austria. It didn’t take long for the Nazis to influence Austria because most agreed with Hitlers beliefs. Concentration camps began to be built in Austria in 1938. The main camp was called the Mauthausen concentration camp. The gerneral in charge of this camp was Captain Albert Sauer.

It was now time for Adolf Hitler to make his mark on the world. Hitler and his Nazi army started World War II by invading Poland on September 1, 1939. In response to this invasion Polish allies, Britain and France decided to declare war on Germany. The German army, now much stronger thanks to the help of the Soviet army, was able to defeat Poland in about a month.