What Are The Factors That Led Up To The Holocaust

The Holocaust was the systematic killing of Jews Slavs Gypsies homosexuals and the disabled. Many factors led up to Holocaust such as : The Treaty of Versailles, The Great Depression and Hitler’s rise to power were major factors in the Holocaust. The Treaty of Versailles was the treaty that ended World War One. The treaty was signed on June 28, 1919. The treaty was signed by France’s Premier Georges Clemenceau, Britain’s Prime Minister Lloyd George, United States President Woodrow Wilson, and Italy’s Prime Minister Vittorio Orlando. It stated in the war guilt clause the Germany should accept blame for starting World War One. For reparations Germany was to pay 6, 600 million pounds for the damage caused by the war, which was 33 billion U.S Dollars. Germany was disarmed and was only to have a small army of volunteers and six naval ships. For terrority clauses Germanys Rhineland was taken away and given to other countries. Germany was also not allowed to be united with Austria because it was forbidden. Germany’s economy was affected by the worldwide recession of the Great Depression, but also by the clauses in the Treaty of Versailles. All of the world was in debt, but Germany was strongly affected so the United
Adolf Hitler and the Nazis targeted Jews Slavs Gypsies homosexuals and the disabled. The Nazi and their conduct was forceful as the took the Reichstag by storm and becoming the only political party in it. The economy situation for Germany was catastrophic as the money reached to hyperinflation. By 1945 two-thirds of the Jewish population in Europe was depleted. About 6 million Jews were killed during the time of the Holocaust. There were displacement camps for Jews that were from 1948 to 1951. Even when that time passed Jews were stilled displaced. On May 14, 1948 Israel was created to be the homeland of the