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 Samantha Colon PG & Jeff College Bound June 10, 2013 __Why did the Holocaust actually happen? __  Did people actually believe that Jewish people would actually take over the world, plot world domination? Yes, it’s true, people as in Hitler and his army of Nazi’s. Hitler created the theory that Jews were out to get “us” and harm us. In reality they weren’t, they were just regular people like the rest of us. How could one person brainwash the minds of many Germans and non – Germans, even children were brought up to believe this one race of people were horrible. Therefore, causing what is known as[| World War II or the Holocaust]. So, why did it happen? How bad were the people affected by it? All based on the theory and strong hatred of one man.



 The holocaust was a huge moment in history, and millions were killed based upon their culture. According to the article, ‘[|Life in the shadows: Children of the Holocaust]’ more than one million kids died. Many would be thrown into different sections and would be killed, unless you were old enough to do work. The death rate for children stood higher than adults, standing at 6 – 11%. Most died after arriving at the camps. Based on the answers of people in ‘common questions about the Holocaust’, Hitler couldn’t accomplish anything on his own. So, he then decided to brainwash a whole nation and make them believe that what he would say was always right, that they should listen to him. Based on his assumptions, it was their objective to eliminate what they felt was harmful to their people. Thus, many innocent Jewish people died, while others believed that, they had to be to protect themselves.



 Although, millions died, those that survived were scared and terrified for their lives. Causing them to developed things such as anxiety, depression, and stress disorders. In the article “[|Genetic scars of the Holocaust]” by Jeffery Kluger, in the second generation of Holocaust survivors, as they grew most developed stress disorder. They began living with emotional scars, causing it to be harder to raise a family of their own, making it harder to raise happy children, if they couldn’t be happy and satisfied their selves. Furthermore, Kulger also stated that “adults began to show signs of jumpiness and would begin to isolate themselves.” Other studies also showed that the same disorder can be passed down to their other children. So, since survivors were living with emotional scars, it made it harder to live, causing people to get a stress disorder, which made it harder for them to raise children who would grow to be happy.

 Germany has done much damage to people’s minds, and opinions in them that for several years no one trusted Germany, and it took a while before people did again. In an article by Nick Squires, several people have lost all trust and respect for the Vatican, also known as the church. The pope made a statement denying that “//[|The Holocaust Never Happened]//”, because a large commotion with people believing in anything the church would do or say. Many people now question whether the pope can be trusted or not. For the fact of, who would deny something that millions of lives were taken in and something that people wouldn’t want to be denied? When a random lady was asked if she would trust Germany for what happen during that time period, she took a moment to think. Then she pleaded, “I’ve thought about it, but I can’t forgive them, for what was the darkest time in my life.” Thus, Germany was not trusted by many, even the pope was said to be hated after saying that the Holocaust is a hoax. Maybe Germany hasn’t earned back everyone’s respect. Nevertheless, the Holocaust happened due to the theory that Jewish people were plotting to take over and control everyone. Those who survived got out free, but eventually developed stress disorders, anxiety, and other illnesses as such. Also, all kinds of relations other nations affected the trust people had in Germany, but also installed a bit of fear into people. In addition, the Holocaust affected the lives of many families, causing it to be harder for them to live a normal life. The Holocaust is a moment in time that no one can forget, because it affected the way many people lived.