Holocaust: World War 2 History of Its Causes and Consequences

Most people know what the Holocaust was. They have at least a vague image of what transpired in Europe during the 1940s. Still, the details may be blurry. So, let's take a look at history and the events that shocked the world. And even though this was clearly not the first genocide in the world, it was one of particular proportions and scale, and therefore noteworthy.

At the time of The Second World War, the Holocaust, also referred to as the Shoah, was a genocide of European Jews. Between 1...