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What does the word 'holocaust' mean?
A search at www.google.co.uk using the keywords define: holocaust brings up many definitions. Here is an example from The British Library website:
The word, Holocaust, derives from Greek words, meaning complete destruction, usually by fire. By the end of the 17th century, the word came to mean a great slaughter or massacre. It is now used to describe the genocide against the Jews in Europe by the Nazis.
www.bl.uk/services/learning/curriculum/voices/refglos.html
When did The Holocaust happen?
Answers include - 1930's and 1940's or World War II or 1939-1945.
What is a memorial?
Something designed to preserve the memory of a person or an event, like a monument or a special day.
Who carried out The Holocaust?
The Nazi regime or Nazi Germany and its collaborators.
Who were the victims?
The European Jews were the primary victims of The Holocaust. The Nazis also imprisoned and killed people who opposed their regime on grounds of ideology - Roma (Gypsies), Germans who were mentally impaired or physically disabled, homosexuals, captured Soviet soldiers, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Social Democrats, Communists, partisans, trade unionists, Polish intelligentsia and other undesirables were also victims.
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