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Essay / The Little-Known Victims of the Holocaust - 794
The Little-Known Victims of the HolocaustMany people remember the Holocaust today and realize that so many terrible and hideous things happened. The genocide of the Jews is well known, but what is perhaps less well documented is Hitler's plan to eradicate all groups other than the blue-eyed, blond-haired Aryans. Many of them were forgotten and simply relegated to the ranks of the major race of Jews, said to be unworthy of life. People were not ready and did not expect to be forced into such a serious state of being. Adolf Hitler atrociously persecuted any races he thought were unsuitable for his dream of a master race. On September 1, 1939, Hitler initiated the start of World War II. He decided he wanted to build what he called a Master Race. With this decision, he wrote a legal document to exterminate anyone he thought was unsuitable for his master race. The only ones suitable were the blue-eyed, blond-haired white people, otherwise known as Aryans. Hitler had all the full-blooded Germans under his command and he promised to bring them all together in unison to find peace. He had all educated people taught that their race was superior to others (Friedman 2). Hitler, to keep his promise to the Germans, created the Nazi Party to maintain order and eliminate undesirables. To accompany Hitler, the Nazis promoted anti-Semitism. There were many laws prohibiting the mistreatment of the human race, but these laws meant nothing to the Nazis; they broke all the laws and beyond. The creation of an ideal race began with the presence of only Aryans on Earth. Hitler's desire was to have only people of Aryan origin, somehow part of an Iranian civilization that had passed over from Europe. Even if they were... middle of paper... terrible man. Coming up with the idea of exterminating everyone except himself and the full-blooded Germans was a scandalous thing to try. He managed to kill countless people, but luckily someone realized that something had to be done to stop him and his horrific efforts. The Holocaust left Hitler's hideous imprint on history and must be remembered so that it never happens again. Works Cited La Ganga, Maria L. “Fighting for 'Other' Victims of Holocaust. » Los Angeles Times. January 19, 1999. SIRS Researcher. Internet. January 13, 2010. Berenbaum, Michael and Abraham J. Peck, eds. The Holocaust and History. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2002 Print. Friedman, Ina R. The Other Victims. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990. Print. Gottfried, Ted. Martyrs of Madness: The Victims of the Holocaust. Brookfield, CT: Twenty-First Century Book, 2000. Print.