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Who were the Jews?
In the Nazi's eyes, Jews were seen as evil and were blamed for any problems in Germany. The Nazis believed that the Jews were the cause of Jesus' death and because of that, they worshiped the devil. The Nazis killed the Jews because they were different. Sometimes instead of killing the Jews, they made it to where they were unable to have offspring and create more Jews. -
What was the Holocaust?
The Holocaust was an event run by Adolf Hitler that killed 6 million Jews. The Nazis carried out the killing of Jews in concentration camps or shot and killed along the way. -
Who were the Nazis?
The Nazis were Germans who were on Hitler's side. The Nazis were used to group and kill the Jews. Many of the Nazis were young boys who were brainwashed during training to become a Nazi for Hitler. -
Who all was killed?
Hitler had 6 million Jews killed during the holocaust. This included Jewish children, grandparents, parents, and anyone who has Jewish grandparents. So if you were german and had just a small amount of Jewish blood you were killed. The only way you weren't killed is if you have blond hair and blue eyes because Hitler saw you as pure. -
How did they know if you were Jewish?
If you tried to trick the Nazis they would run a blood test to see who your grandparents were to identify if you were Jewish or not. Often Jewish people would have larger noses than germans so they would be easy to pick out. They would also have darker hair. -
How were they killed?
Jewish people were killed by gas chambers or shot and killed on the way to the concentration camps due to disobedience or just because. The jews didn't know that they were being killed. They had no idea what was happening to them until they got into the gas chamber and it was too late. Sometimes they would be stripped and tied to a wall and then be shot. -
Who did Hitler consider the "Master Race"?
Adolf Hitler considered Germans to be the master race. This was another motive for Hitler to want to kill the Jews because they weren't a part of the "master race". Jews were apparently a threat to the Germans so they had to be taken care of. -
What happened to Hitler?
Hitler got married and before a year of marriage, he and his wife killed themselves. The two of them killed themselves because they were being hunted down by the Soviet Union because of Hitler's actions towards the Jews. Hitler shot himself in the head and his wife poisoned herself with cyanide.
