The Holocaust was a very hateful time for the Jews. Adolf...

The Holocaust was a very hateful time for the Jews. Adolf Hitler was known as the Der Fà ¼hrer (The Leader). Adolf Hitler was the main reason for The Holocaust. Hitler had control over Germany from 1933-1945. Hitler had a very hateful feeling for the Jews. This is how The Holocaust came to be. How Hitler Came to Power Adolf Hitler’s rise to power In Germany was nothing less than astounding. Hitler first came in to power on January 20, 1933, after he was awarded with the Iron Cross First Class and Black Wound Badge and was appointed Chancellor of Germany. His father did not respect his interest in fine art. Hitler entered into the Academy of Fine Arts twice and got rejected both times. Then eventually joined the German Army. The†¦show more content†¦To me a Death camp is where many innocent Jews lost their lives for no reason. These camps were built with some of the cheapest material possible. Such as wooden or concrete slabs with wire across the top to keep the people inside of the camp. It’s estimated that only ten percent of The Holocaust survived under the age of sixteen. Some camps had bombs put in them to kill off the people. Death Camps 1939 through 1945 were when Death camps were brought into action. Death camps were a place where Jews and others were ported to be exterminated, (killed). How did they kill some of these Jews? Like I said in the paragraph above, some camps had bombs placed in them to kill the prisoners. Jew were also killed in other various ways, some would be lined up against a wall an shot at to death, others were tortured and worked to death. One of the most well known and common ways, was to be gassed. Gassing was when people were put in big rooms and packed tightly, and then Carbon Monoxide was pumped in. These Jews were told they were being disinfected, when in reality they would be dead within 2-10 minutes. Scientist would also perform experiments on these people. 47 Prisoners were forced to climb the 186 steps of the Wiener Graben with large blocks of granite on their backs. Most blocks were around 25 kilograms or about 55 pound. Often the blocks would fall, crushing limbs and bod ies