Nazi Holocaust vs. Pol Pot in Cambodia
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Nazi Holocaust vs. Pol Pot in Cambodia
Genocide is the deliberate killing of large groups of people, typically of specific ethnic groups or a nation. Throughout history there has been numerous instances of genocide. Two major instances of genocide were the Nazi Holocaust and the Pol Pot in Cambodia. Although both of these genocide events are similar, they have quite a few historical differences. One of the most famous genocide events is the Nazi Holocaust. This event took place from 1938 until 1945, with an overall 6,000,000 deaths. This event was run by a dominant figure named, Adolf Hitler. Hitler began the time period as a boycott of Jewish shops but turned it into an attempt at exterminating the entire Jewish population in Europe. He blamed the Jewish population for the loss of World War one and then the start of World War two. Due to The Night of Broken Glass, the first mass arrest of 25,000 Jewish men were hauled off to concentration camps. Then in 1940, more concentration camps were built near what was soon to be name Auschwitz. The next year Auschwitz II was built, which was where the gas chambers were introduced. “The idea of using gas chambers originated during the Euthanasia Program, the so-called "mercy killing" of sick and disabled persons in Germany and Austria by Nazi doctors.” Mobile gas vans were another way of executing the Jews. But due to the occupancy being less than 50 people at a time, this method was short lived and the quickest killing method of mass shootings remained as the most used. Finally on April 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler committed suicide and his Reich soon ended. Another genocide event was the Pol Pot in Cambodia. This took place from 1975 until 1979, however with a fewer amount of deaths of 2,000,000. Due to many events in Cambodia that led to economic and military destabilization, citizens began to support the dominant leader Pol Pot. He took advantage of this situation by marching his Khmer
5.04
Nazi Holocaust vs. Pol Pot in Cambodia
Genocide is the deliberate killing of large groups of people, typically of specific ethnic groups or a nation. Throughout history there has been numerous instances of genocide. Two major instances of genocide were the Nazi Holocaust and the Pol Pot in Cambodia. Although both of these genocide events are similar, they have quite a few historical differences. One of the most famous genocide events is the Nazi Holocaust. This event took place from 1938 until 1945, with an overall 6,000,000 deaths. This event was run by a dominant figure named, Adolf Hitler. Hitler began the time period as a boycott of Jewish shops but turned it into an attempt at exterminating the entire Jewish population in Europe. He blamed the Jewish population for the loss of World War one and then the start of World War two. Due to The Night of Broken Glass, the first mass arrest of 25,000 Jewish men were hauled off to concentration camps. Then in 1940, more concentration camps were built near what was soon to be name Auschwitz. The next year Auschwitz II was built, which was where the gas chambers were introduced. “The idea of using gas chambers originated during the Euthanasia Program, the so-called "mercy killing" of sick and disabled persons in Germany and Austria by Nazi doctors.” Mobile gas vans were another way of executing the Jews. But due to the occupancy being less than 50 people at a time, this method was short lived and the quickest killing method of mass shootings remained as the most used. Finally on April 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler committed suicide and his Reich soon ended. Another genocide event was the Pol Pot in Cambodia. This took place from 1975 until 1979, however with a fewer amount of deaths of 2,000,000. Due to many events in Cambodia that led to economic and military destabilization, citizens began to support the dominant leader Pol Pot. He took advantage of this situation by marching his Khmer
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