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The genocide of Gypsies, Jehovah's Witnesses, homosexuals, and 6 million Jewish people. Jews refer to the Holocaust as "Shoah".
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There are, however, two competing definitions. When used by professional historians it refers to the Nazi genocide of the Jews.
"The standard work by the distinguished Canadian historian Michael Marrus, TheHolocaust in History, focused on, to use his own words, 'the Holocaust, the systematic mass murder of European Jewry by the Nazis'. Similarly, Sir Martin Gilbert, in his documentary compilation, The Holocaust: The Jewish Tragedy( London, 1986), concurred in referring to 'the systematic attempt to destroy all European Jewry - an attempt now known as the Holocaust'. Another author, Ronnie S. Landau, put forward a similar definition in his book, The Nazi Holocaust: 'The Holocaust involved the deliberate, systematic murder of approximately 6 million Jews in Nazi-dominated Europe between 1941 and 1945."
Richard J. Evans, Telling Lies About Hitler: The Holocaust, History and the David Irving Trial, Verso, London and New York, 2002, pp. 113-4.
More popularly, especially in the US, it is extended to all people killed by the Nazis on the basis of their group membership.
Yet a third view is gaining ground - namely, the the Germans fought a 'war of annihilation' (mainly on the Eastern Front) and that this attempt to reduce the population of Eastern Europe by about 30 million was the core of the Holocaust, though it included some other groups.
Lincoln Ondricka
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∙ 12y agoHitler regarded the Aryan race as the "master race." He believed that they had the right to rule the world. Because of this he persecuted other races but mainly the Jews. This led to the holocaust.
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What was aryan supremacy during the Holocaust?
that is more of a post-Holocaust concept. But Hitler did believe in aryan superiority.
How is the aryan connected to the holocaust?
Not at all really. The Aryan was Hitler's concept of homo-superior, the ideal being, eventually it would just become a term for German (and other nation's) gentiles. The Holocaust was about the elimination of Jews. Though it is true that eugenics, pseudo science was used to explain that Aryan's were better and that Jews belonged to a race and this race was genetically inferior. But this was all just part of the propaganda.
What are some reasons that the Germans started the Holocaust?
The Holocaust is a term used to refer to the genocide that the Nazi regime in Germany began. The intention was to purge German society of those races and people that were considered sub-standard and a drain on society. The poor, Jewish, Gypsies, Homosexuals and other groups considered sub-standard to the Aryan race were sent to concentration camps to 'clean up' the rest of Germany and the occupied countries.
Aryan actually refers to?
The word Aryan has no actual racial meaning. It is strictly used in reference to speakers of long-ago Indo-European languages and has nothing to do with ethnicity or physical type. Hitler misused the term to refer to Caucausians of the Nordic type.
How many people killed in the Holocaust were Aryan?
none. the holocaust was for jewish people,gays,or POW prisoners. the only aryans that died was in battle during WW2.
What was aryan supremacy during the Holocaust?
that is more of a post-Holocaust concept. But Hitler did believe in aryan superiority.
How many Aryan Jewish people survivedthe Holocaust?
Please explain what you mean by "Aryan Jewish".
Who do you think would not convert to Buddhism from the aryan society?
First you would have to define what you mean by aryan. The Buddha defined the term aryan to mean "noble", specifically to refer to Buddhists who had attained at least the lowest (Stream Winner) of the Four Fruitions. (In the 20th century, Hitler redefined the term to mean something different, but I think that is not what you mean here.) The Brahmans used the term Aryan because they believed that their ancestry was from the Aryan invasion of India, but I don't think it was anything clearly defined.What do you mean by the term "aryan"?
Was Adolf Hitler himself an 'Aryan'?
"Aryan" actually has no racial meaning. Instead, it is a now obsolete term referring to the Indo-European languages. Hitler misused the term to refer to Caucausians of the Nordic type. Hitler thought that the Pure German "Aryan" race was blonde hair blue eyes. Hitler himself was not an Aryan to his standards.
How is the aryan connected to the holocaust?
Not at all really. The Aryan was Hitler's concept of homo-superior, the ideal being, eventually it would just become a term for German (and other nation's) gentiles. The Holocaust was about the elimination of Jews. Though it is true that eugenics, pseudo science was used to explain that Aryan's were better and that Jews belonged to a race and this race was genetically inferior. But this was all just part of the propaganda.
Is Aryan the sanskrit word for leaders?
No, "Aryan" is a term used in Indo-Iranian languages to refer to a person of noble lineage or high social status. It does not specifically mean "leaders" in Sanskrit.
Who was the protagonist in the holocaust?
The protagonist in the Holocaust was Adolf Hitler. He was the leader of the Natsi Germans that believed in the Aryan race.
What was the race the Nazis beleived was supeirior during the holocaust?
The Aryan race
Who was there in the Holocaust?
Any Jews and Non germany aryan people who was Born atleast 15-16 years before the holocaust.
What are some reasons that the Germans started the Holocaust?
The Holocaust is a term used to refer to the genocide that the Nazi regime in Germany began. The intention was to purge German society of those races and people that were considered sub-standard and a drain on society. The poor, Jewish, Gypsies, Homosexuals and other groups considered sub-standard to the Aryan race were sent to concentration camps to 'clean up' the rest of Germany and the occupied countries.
Aryan actually refers to?
The word Aryan has no actual racial meaning. It is strictly used in reference to speakers of long-ago Indo-European languages and has nothing to do with ethnicity or physical type. Hitler misused the term to refer to Caucausians of the Nordic type.
How many people killed in the Holocaust were Aryan?
none. the holocaust was for jewish people,gays,or POW prisoners. the only aryans that died was in battle during WW2.
