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The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, refers to the systematic extermination of approximately six million Jews by the Nazi regime during the years of 1933 to 1945. Although the genocide started in 1941, the event is generally considered by scholars to have begun when Hitler was elected Chancellor in 1933. It was one of the most heinous acts of genocide in human history.

The Holocaust was the result of the fascist and racist ideologies of the Nazi regime, which came to power in Germany in 1933. The Nazis believed in the concept of Aryan racial purity and the idea that Jews were an inferior race. They implemented policies of persecution and discrimination against Jews and other minority groups, which ultimately led to their extermination in death camps all across Europe.

The Holocaust had a profound impact on the Jewish people, leading to the displacement and dispossession of millions of individuals and the destruction of entire communities. The trauma of the Holocaust continues to be felt by Jewish people and their descendants to this day.

Holocaust and Imperialism[edit | edit source]

The Holocaust can also be understood in the context of imperialism and capitalist exploitation. The Nazis' aggressive expansionist policies and their exploitation of occupied territories for economic gain were key factors in the Holocaust. The forced labor of concentration camp prisoners, the confiscation of Jewish property, and the looting of Jewish businesses all served to enrich the German economy and the Nazi regime. This is known as the theory of imperialism in which capitalist countries exploit the resources and labour of their occupied territories for their own gain.^[1]

Timeline[edit | edit source]

Even before coming to power, Hitler and his followers had promoted antisemitism and blamed Judaism for the rise of the Soviet Union. In Mein Kampf, written in 1926, Hitler claimed that Jews had killed 30 million people in the Soviet Union.

The Nazis began the industrial-scale genocide of Jews in the summer of 1941 after suffering heavy losses to the Red Army. They adopted the Final Solution at the Wannsee Conference in January 1942. Germany killed most of the poor Jews in Europe while many bourgeois Jews escaped to the United States.^[2]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Lenin, V.I. (1916). Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism. New York: International Publishers.
↑ Ludo Martens (1996). Another View of Stalin: 'Stalin and the anti-fascist war' (pp. 228–229). [PDF] Editions EPO. ISBN 9782872620814

[1] Lenin, V.I. (1916). Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism. New York: International Publishers.

[:0223323-2] Ludo Martens (1996). Another View of Stalin: 'Stalin and the anti-fascist war' (pp. 228–229). [PDF] Editions EPO. ISBN 9782872620814

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-The '''Holocaust''' refers to the systematic extermination of approximately six million [[Jews]], as well as millions of other individuals deemed undesirable by the [[Nazi regime]] during [[World War II]]. The Holocaust, also known as the '''Shoah''', was one of the most heinous acts of [[genocide]] in human history.
+The '''Holocaust''', also known as the '''Shoah''', refers to the systematic extermination of approximately six million [[Jews]] by the [[Nazi regime]] during the years of 1933 to 1945. Although the genocide started in 1941, the event is generally considered by scholars to have begun when [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] was elected Chancellor in 1933. It was one of the most heinous acts of [[genocide]] in human history.
-The Holocaust was the result of the [[fascist]] and [[racist]] ideologies of the [[Nazi regime]], which came to power in [[Germany]] in 1933. The Nazis believed in the concept of [[Aryan]] racial purity and the idea that Jews were a inferior race. They implemented policies of persecution and discrimination against Jews and other minority groups, which ultimately led to their extermination in [[concentration camps and extermination camps across Europe]].
+The Holocaust was the result of the [[fascist]] and [[racist]] ideologies of the Nazi regime, which came to power in [[Germany]] in 1933. The Nazis believed in the concept of [[Aryan]] racial purity and the idea that Jews were an inferior race. They implemented policies of persecution and discrimination against Jews and other minority groups, which ultimately led to their extermination in [[Nazi concentration camps|death camps all across Europe]].
-The Holocaust can also be understood in the context of [[imperialism]] and [[capitalist exploitation]]. The [[Nazis]]' aggressive expansionist policies and their exploitation of occupied territories for economic gain were key factors in the Holocaust. The [[forced labor]] of [[concentration camp]] prisoners, the confiscation of Jewish property, and the looting of Jewish businesses all served to enrich the German economy and the Nazi regime. This is known as the theory of "[[Imperialism]]" where capitalist countries exploit the resources and [[labor]] of the occupied territories for their own gain.<ref>Lenin, V.I. (1916). Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism. New York: International Publishers.</ref>
+The Holocaust had a profound impact on the Jewish people, leading to the displacement and dispossession of millions of individuals and the destruction of entire communities. The trauma of the Holocaust continues to be felt by Jewish people and their descendants to this day.
-The Holocaust had a profound impact on the [[Jewish]] people, leading to the displacement and dispossession of millions of individuals and the destruction of entire communities. The trauma of the Holocaust continues to be felt by Jewish people and their descendants to this day.
+== Holocaust and Imperialism ==
+The Holocaust can also be understood in the context of [[imperialism]] and [[Capitalism|capitalist]] [[exploitation]]. The [[National Socialist German Workers' Party|Nazis]]' aggressive [[Settler colonialism|expansionist policies]] and their exploitation of occupied territories for economic gain were key factors in the Holocaust. The [[Slavery|forced labor]] of [[concentration camp]] prisoners, the confiscation of Jewish property, and the looting of Jewish businesses all served to enrich the German economy and the Nazi regime. This is known as the theory of [[imperialism]] in which capitalist countries exploit the resources and [[Labor|labour]] of their occupied territories for their own gain.<ref>Lenin, V.I. (1916). Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism. New York: International Publishers.</ref>
+== Timeline ==
+Even before coming to power, [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] and his followers had promoted antisemitism and blamed Judaism for the rise of the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]]. In ''Mein Kampf'', written in 1926, Hitler claimed that Jews had killed 30 million people in the Soviet Union.
+The Nazis began the industrial-scale genocide of Jews in the summer of 1941 after suffering heavy losses to the [[Workers' and Peasants' Red Army|Red Army]]. They adopted the Final Solution at the Wannsee Conference in January 1942. Germany killed most of the poor Jews in Europe while many [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] Jews escaped to the [[United States of America|United States]].<ref name=":0223323">{{Citation|author=Ludo Martens|year=1996|title=Another View of Stalin|chapter=Stalin and the anti-fascist war|isbn=9782872620814|publisher=Editions EPO|pdf=https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/bafykbzaceab64vxtxpqt2cdl4zsrsftmedqidn4foq74gr25qkd35z5nwogdi?filename=Ludo%20Martens%20-%20Another%20View%20of%20Stalin-Editions%20EPO%20%281996%29.pdf|page=228–229}}</ref>
+== References ==
+<references />
+[[Category:Nazism]]
+[[Category:Genocide]]
+[[Category:The Holocaust]]