The Holocaust

The Holocaust was the almost complete destruction of Jews in Europe by Nazi Germany, and its collaborates during WWII. The leadership of Germany's Nazi party ordered the extermination of million of Jews. The Holocaust also lead to the establishment of international laws against human rights violations. During Nazi rule, Jewish rights were violated religiously and economically.
<Tab/>Adolph Hitler was born in Austria in 1889. When Hitler lived in Vienna he knew that Austrian Germans were a minority, but they felt superior to Jews, and other ethnic groups. Hitler soon developed the financial anti-Semitism that would later play a major role in his rise to power. After Hitler was released from prison after a failed attempt to seize power in Munich, he found enthusiastic followers among veterans and lower-middle-class people who felt frustrated about the future. …