The Holocaust

               

      When Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany he had  his own view of the perfect race, which he called Aryans. These were typically blonde hair blue eyed Germans and he considered them to be the "master race". Any Jew or non-Aryan person was then targeted by Hitler and his Nazi Party for punishment. Hitler encouraged prejudice against Jews and came up with the "Final Solution" to get rid of all Jewish people. This was done by putting them into ghettos or concentration camps with extremely horrible conditions, and eventually gas chambers were used to kill thousands per day. Around 5-6 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust and it was the biggest act of genocide in history (McDougal Little).

     The Holocaust has always been the most interesting part of history, in my opinion. I cannot believe how someone could carelessly kill millions of innocent people the way Hitler did. The conditions that people had to live in were absolutely horrifying and I could never imagine living that way. I had always known this happened in history, but now after learning about the Holocaust more in depth, I know what mainly started it.  Kristallnacht, also known as the "Night of Broken Glass", was the event which fueled the Nazis hate for Jews  even more. This was the beginning of the Nazi plan to eliminate Jewish people. Going to see the Holocaust survivor speak at Lycoming College was such a great opportunity that I learned a lot from and I would love to visit the Holocaust museum one day.