Title: The Holocaust and the War in Iraq
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2The Holocaust was the state-sponsored persecution
of European Jews by the Nazis in Germany during
1933-1945. In 1933, about nine million Jews l
ived in the 21 countries of Europe.
By 1945, two out of every three Jews had been ki
lled.
3- The Holocaust was led by a man named Adolph
Hitler. After his parents death, he became
penniless. He wandered around sleeping in bars
and shelters for the homeless, including those
being financed by Jewish philanthropists. It was
during this time that Hitler developed his
prejudices about the Jews.
- Adolph Hitler, his supporters, and the Nazis
focused on certain groups of Jews. Jews and
Communists were the main ones. Below is a list
of them
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5- Terrorist attacks led by Sadaam Hussein and Osama
bin Ladin first started at 846 a.m. on
September11,2001, when the American Airlines
Flight 11 plane crashed into the North Tower of
the World Trade Center.
- The 92 people on board died.
6Another attack was at 903 a.m. when the United
Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the south tower
of the World Trade Center. All 65 people on
board died.
7- A third terrorist attack was at 938 a.m., when
the American Airlines Flight 77 plane crashed
into the Pentagon killing its 64 people on
board. - Then after that, at 1000 a.m., the United
Airlines Flight 93 plane was overrun by
terrorists, and crashed into a rural part of
Pennsylvania. - Killing the 44 people on board.
8Altogether, about 3,213 people died in this
tragic event.
9First the Holocaust, then September 11th and then
the War in Iraq. All started because of hatred.
All were done to get back at the event that hurt
them. Hitler, the Nazis, Sadaam Hussein and
Osama bin Ladin? What has the world come to? What
horrible tragedy similar to the Holocaust and
September 11th will happen next?